“Syria Owes $50 Billion To Iran, Leaked Document Reveals,” Iran International, 5-12-23.  “Syria owes Iran $50 billion according to leaked documents from Iran’s Foreign Ministry, with fears for Assad’s possible assassination creating fear in Tehran the money may never be recouped.”

“France says 2 citizens held in Iran have been freed from prison, are on way to Paris,” AP, Courthouse News, 5-12-23.  Nearly a half-dozen other French citizens are thought to be held in Iranian prisons.