Iran FM condemns Israel’s strikes against Syria
The Iranian foreign minister condemned the Israeli regime’s repeated acts of aggression against Syria in the strongest terms, saying the strikes bespeak the regime’s savage nature.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was on a two-day visit to Syria, made the remarks on Thursday in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Press TV wrote.
The Iranian official singled out the regime’s most recent airstrike against an international airport in the northwestern city of Aleppo, saying the attack indicated the regime’s aggressive and inhumane nature.
He added that the strike also reflected the regime’s anxiety over the change that has affected the political equation in Syria – apparently referring to regional countries’ racing to restore their relations with the Arab country – as well as Tel Aviv’s endeavor to deflect attention from its own predicaments.
The foreign minister considered the regional rapprochement drive to be a practical development and a positive step down the path of Islamic unity.
Amir-Abdollahian reiterated Iran’s solidarity and sympathy with the Syrian government and nation over the devastating earthquake that hit the Arab country and neighboring Türkiye last month killing more than 52,000 people on both sides of the border.
He further conveyed Iran’s assertion concerning the need for the elimination of the sanctions by the United States and its Western allies on Syria toward facilitation of aid operations that center on the quake-hit nation.
For his part, Assad expressed his gratitude toward the Islamic Republic over its provision of support for the Syrian nation in the wake of the temblor and thanked Amir-Abdollahian for his earlier visit to quake-hit areas in Syria.
The Syrian head of state also laid emphasis on the need for further development of his country’s relations with Iran, defining the ties as strategic and in favor of regional stability and security.