Syria’s relationship status: It’s Complicated

Reuters reports Sunday that Syria had blocked access to Facebook

Now, Damascus has said it is sending its deputy Foreign Minister to the Annapolis conference, signaling a possible shift in its close relationship with Iran, who was not invited to the peace parley.

Iran and Syria have grown very close over the past few years, despite the different ethnic constituents [Iran is Shi'ite] and Syria is ruled by the minority Alawites. What brought them together were their perceived common enemies: America and Israel. It will be interesting to watch Tehran’s reaction to this turn of events.

So, based on today’s developments, this is what Syria’s official Facebook profile would look like if it had one [Thanks to Ricky Ben-David for the illustration]:

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The Syrian Arab Republic is…
Going to Annapolis
Networks: Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas, PFLP, North Korea, Axis of Evil
Interested in: The Golan Heights; The Lebanese Presidential election; Whatever I can get
Relationship status: Its complicated: Is in a relationship with Iran, but is looking to see other people because Iran is on a collision course with most of the world
Looking for: A way out of the Axis of Evil

Notification: Syria has joined the group: Peace Conference in Annapolis

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