​​​​​​​Damascus Defense Minister meets with the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Tehran

On Monday, the Minister of Defense in the Damascus government, Ali Mahmoud Abbas, visited Tehran at the head of a military delegation, during which he held talks with the Iranian Chief of Staff.  The visit comes at a time when there is talk of tension in the relationship between Tehran and the Damascus government, due to Iran's absence from the Moscow meeting.

 Where Abbas and Ali Mamlouk met with the Turkish Minister of War and the head of Turkish intelligence in Moscow, in the presence of Russian officials, and in the absence of Iran.

 Today, Abbas met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, who considered, in the meeting, "the exchange of experiences in various fields, especially in the fields of electronic warfare, information warfare, and electronic warfare, is an important and sensitive issue."

 He stressed the importance of developing defense and military cooperation between his country and the Damascus government, adding, "We are ready to assist the Syrian armed forces in the required fields."

 Iran, along with Russia, is the Damascus government's most important ally, and in the past, Tehran has stressed that it only assists the Damascus government with advisors - not military equipment.

 Israel, Iran's archenemy, bombs sites and routes used by Iranian-allied groups in Syria.

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