The TFA link works fine for me, while your achive link is unviewable as it wants me to prove i'm human by scanning a QR code with my mobile device. Not sure who you're trying to help
gregoriol•Jul 9, 2026
It works for me, without a qr code
fhdkweig•Jul 9, 2026
The original link did not work for me. It displayed the article for a couple of seconds and then popup said "register for free to continue reading this article." When I clicked on the popup's 'x', it redirected me to the front page.
wat10000•Jul 9, 2026
Consider that other people have different experiences of things. The TFA link doesn't work for me (it appears to, but then it forces me to register to keep reading) and the archive link just required a standard captcha.
TulliusCicero•Jul 9, 2026
It helped me.
WhereIsTheTruth•Jul 9, 2026
See, Iran?
All you had to do was westernize your economy, hand your infrastructure to global capital, and open your markets
Do that, and just like Syria, you'll become "partners"
amunozo•Jul 9, 2026
Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway? Iran could do this and keep its iron grip, no?
alephnerd•Jul 9, 2026
> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway
Turkiye not China in this case.
Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].
The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business [3] and Erdogan aligned.
I don't think that's a reasonable description of Syria, which is more of a failed state.
But yes, generally westernizing works out better for all concerned.
throw7384844•Jul 9, 2026
Western solar panels come with subscription and remote kill switch.
Iran is trying to build grid on atomic powerplants, because solar is frankly not enough nor reliable!
vishnugupta•Jul 9, 2026
Just checked out the Google map satellite view and no kidding! The solar panels are crazy! Highly recommend exploring it yourselves. Mind blowing.
moffkalast•Jul 9, 2026
Yeah there's something on almost every roof in Damascus, and Google's imagery is usually fashionably 2-5 years out of date so it's probably even more now.
adrianN•Jul 9, 2026
I wonder how they use balcony solar for blackouts. The systems I know shut themselves off if the grid goes down.
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All you had to do was westernize your economy, hand your infrastructure to global capital, and open your markets
Do that, and just like Syria, you'll become "partners"
Turkiye not China in this case.
Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].
The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business [3] and Erdogan aligned.
[0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-...
[1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate
[2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html
[3] - https://kalyonpv.com/
[4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...
But yes, generally westernizing works out better for all concerned.
Iran is trying to build grid on atomic powerplants, because solar is frankly not enough nor reliable!