Iran welcomes Syria ties with Arabs, says nuclear deal close
By ALBERT AJI
Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has discussed with top Syrian officials mutual relations between the two strong allies and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Wednesday’s visit is the third by Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Syria since he took office in August. Iran is a strong ally of President Bashar Assad and has sent thousands of Iran-backed fighters to help Syrian government forces. During his visit, Amir-Abdollahian discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iran’s negotiations to restore Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers and Damascus improving relations with the United Arab Emirates.