Leader of the Islamic Ummah Imam Ali Khamenei receives Assad, hails Syria’s resistance
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received President Bashar al-Assad who has traveled to Tehran to offer condolences over the loss of President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions in a helicopter crash.
Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday hailed Syria’s “distinguished identity” in the region, saying it is owed to the Syrian nation’s resistance.
“Syria’s special position in the region is distinguished because of this identity, and this important feature must be preserved,” he told the Syrian president.
The distinguished identity of Syria, the Leader said, was formed during the late Hafez Assad’s era with the founding of the resistance front and standing against the West.
“This identity has always contributed to the national unity of Syria,” he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei also lauded President Assad for his firm stand, saying “everyone should see the special privilege of the Syrian government, that is, resistance, in front of their eyes”.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the Westerners and their acolytes in the region tried to overthrow Syria’s political system and remove it from the regional equations through the war they waged against the country, but they did not succeed.
“Now they want to use other methods, including promises that they never fulfill, in order to take Syria out of the regional equations,” he added.
The Leader stressed the need for Syria and Iran to strengthen relations given that the two countries are “the pillars of the axis of resistance”.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the political and economic pressures of the US and the Europeans on Iran and Syria, saying the two nations must overcome the situation by increasing their cooperation and regularizing it.
He also touched on the efforts of “dear late Mr. Raeisi” to increase cooperation between Iran and Syria in various fields.
“Now Mr. Mokhbar, having the powers of the president, continues the same approach and we hope that all affairs will proceed in the best possible way,” he added, referring to acting President Mohammad Mokhber.
