Iran

The Iranian minister of defense met with the Syrian Air Force command in Tehran and discussed ways to bolster military and security cooperation between the two countries. An Iranian parliamentary delegation arrived for a visit in Damascus to express solidarity with Syria following the earthquake. Meanwhile, the 15th Iranian cargo plane carrying humanitarian assistance landed at the Aleppo International Airport. The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the pogrom in the town of Hawara south of Nablus. Read more...

The Commander of the Qods Force arrived in Syria to oversee the Iranian efforts to assist the survivors of the earthquake and held a series of meetings. On the night of February 18, Syrian state media reported on Israeli strikes in the area of Damascus. Iran’s official news agency reported, based on Iranian sources, that no Iranians were harmed in the strike. On February 14, U.S. forced stationed in Syria shot down an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flying over the Conoco Oil Field where U.S. forces are based in northeastern Syria. In early February, the deputy Iranian foreign minister paid a visit to Beirut, during which he met with senior Lebanese officials . Read more...