Iran says to ‘firmly support’ Damascus after rebel offensive in Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart (not pictured) in Tehran, on November 19, 2024. (AFP Photo)
Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said Sunday he will leave Tehran for Damascus to deliver a message of support for Syria’s government and armed forces, state media said, after a lightning advance by rebels.
“I am going to Damascus to convey the message of the Islamic Republic to the Syrian government,” Araghchi said, emphasizing Tehran will “firmly support the Syrian government and army,” the IRNA state news agency reported.
“We believe that after the (Israeli) Zionist regime’s failure, the enemy is trying to implement its sinister plots of destabilizing the region through these terrorist groups,” the minister noted, referring to anti-regime groups in Syria.
Araghchi asserted that “the Syrian army will once again be victorious over these terrorist groups as in the past.”
