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Wessam Al Jurdi

Iran war sparks push to transform Syria into global energy corridor

Amid major geopolitical shifts following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a document attributed to Tom Barrack, the US envoy to Syria, outlines an ambitious proposal to reposition Syria as a key transit hub for global energy flows.

The plan focuses not on road transport but on reviving and expanding a huge network of existing and proposed pipelines linking Gulf and Iraqi energy fields to Mediterranean ports and, ultimately, European markets.

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