ONE-THE-JOB TRAINING: Iran Sends Students, Cadets to Syria.

Just a year and a half ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shamelessly denied that Iran had sent any troops to fight in Syria even as one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ top generals was killed in fighting in Aleppo. Six months later, Tasnim, a news portal affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard acknowledged that more than 1,000 Iranians had already died fighting in Syria. (So much for the honesty of the official in whom John Kerry put so much trust).

As the Iranian regime—newly-resourced with billions of dollars as a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—has doubled down on Syria, it has sought to supplement its presence. Initially, that meant student volunteers. Given the high rate of casualties, however, it appears the Iranian government has gone to new lengths to shore up its Syria presence.

It isn’t imperialism when they do it.