Meeting his Syrian counterpart, Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says two countries will aim to reduce pressure on their peoples

Gaza-ruling terror group hopes the Iranian president-elect will continue Tehran's 'honorable stances in solidarity with Palestine'; Islamic Jihad also sends well-wishes

Russia lauds 'decisive victory' by Syrian dictator, rejects Western accusations of sham vote

Without providing evidence for Jerusalem's involvement, foreign minister threatens 'these attacks cannot continue with Israel not paying a price'

Russian FM says if his government were given intel, it would take action so IDF wouldn't have to, following recent reports of major strikes on Iran-linked sites in eastern Syria

Rouhani says Tehran, Damascus share goal of battling 'Zionist occupiers'; top official calls for international action against 'bloodsucking, anti-human' Zionist regime

Confidant of Assad served as envoy to US during Syria’s talks with Israel in 1990s; in 2006, he wished he could join Hezbollah fighting against Israel

Top diplomat meets counterpart Lavrov for first time since entering office; they discuss issue of Iran and its proxy terror groups across the region

Tehran and Damascus say cooperation needed 'to confront pressures by America'; Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in neighboring country

In talks with Russia and Turkey, Rouhani says Tehran backs 'inter-Syrian dialogue' and fight against 'terrorism' in the war-torn country