Iran president visits Syria for first time since start of war
By DW
04 May 2023 |
6:41 am
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet Syrian President Bashar Assad in his first trip to Syria since the war broke out in 2011. Iranian forces played a major role in defending Assad's government.
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