The Israeli economic newspaper “Globes” reported that the Iranian presence in Syria is expanding, pointing to the construction of a refinery in Homs in cooperation with Venezuela, which may be an important factor in consolidating trilateral relations between Iran, Venezuela and the Syrian government.
Globes said that the term ” campaign between Wars “is common in Israel’s struggle against the Iranian presence in Syria, in light of the civil war that has lasted for the past 12 years, but now, it seems that the Iranian presence is progressing from the military field towards expansion to another branch, namely energy, as the director of the National Iranian oil refining and distribution company NIORDC, Jalil Salari, revealed this week that Tehran signed a tripartite Memorandum of understanding with Venezuela and Syria to establish a refinery with a capacity of 140 thousand barrels per day in Homs province in central Syria.
Salari explained that” tests have concluded that Syria and its neighbors need oil products, ” and the new refinery is designed to be added to the two existing refineries operating in the cities of Banias and Homs.
She pointed out that those responsible for the design of the new facility are the experts of the National Iranian Oil Company “NIOC”, noting that “Venezuela, Iran and Syria will soon move to the stage of financing and construction”.
According to the newspaper, the Iranian official revealed that during the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Syria last May, it was agreed that Iranian experts would modernize the existing refining facility in Homs, which has an average capacity of about 110 thousand barrels per day.
According to the newspaper, the new facility is expected to be an important factor in the consolidation of trilateral relations between Iran, Venezuela and Syria, when the South American country suddenly becomes an important player in the framework of the Syrian Air Force, as these countries are subject to sanctions from the West and the United States of America, and therefore they are developing joint methods of dealing with sanctions.
