Syria Today – Leaving Syria to Fight in Africa; US Send Reinforcements to Hassakeh
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
July 17, 2024
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“We will work together to strengthen the Syrian-Iranian strategic relationship”, Assad said.
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Sources told Damas Post that the meeting focused on increasing the Revolutionary Guards’ influence in the region.
Iranian officials have been seeking new places in Damascus in recent months, according to Syria TV.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani will embark on a regional tour, including Syria and Lebanon, al-Watan reports.
Supreme Leader Khamenei expressed gratitude to President al-Assad for his visit and condolences.
Up until the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Tehran did not respond to the Syrian regime’s request to continue supplying fuel, despite repeated diplomatic visits by Faisal al-Mekdad, Rael al-Masry writes.
President-designate Mokhber emphasized the deep strategic relations between the two nations.
Leaked documents obtained by Syria TV reveal Mokhber’s pivotal role as an informant within Raisi’s administration.
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Mekdad noted that the strategic relations between Syria and Iran were further strengthened by President Assad’s visit to Tehran in 2022 and the late President Raisi’s visit to Damascus in May of the previous year.
President Ebrahim Raisi embarked on an official visit to Syria, marking the first such visit by an Iranian president since the onset of the Syrian war.
In a gesture of solidarity, Syrian flags will be flown at half-mast across the nation.
SANA published a statement by Assad.
Damascus appears to entertain the prospect of normalizing its relations with Western nations through its stance on the Gaza war, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Iyad al-Saleh, also known as “Abu Haidar”, is said to be a high-ranking official within Hezbollah, according to al-Souria Net.
The fallout from Iran’s oil suspension is felt acutely in Syria, The New Arab reports.
The ministers addressed the impact of US sanctions on both countries, according to Tishreen.
“Iran is capitalizing on the economic turmoil in government-held territories”, an economist told Ashsarq al-Awsat.
