After a meeting on Tuesday in Syria, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told media that they continue to support what they called “Palestinian resistance”. According to the AP, the two leaders also conducting meeting with the leaders of Hamas and other Palestinian Authority groups based in Damascus.
At a time of increased efforts by the United States to improve strained ties with both nations, Ahmadinejad used the opportunity to brag that “unnamed countries”, which he said had tried for years to put pressure on Iran and Syria, now need those countries’ support to solve regional problems. “Those who one day called Iran and Syria part of ‘the axis of evil’ now want to develop relations with Iran and Syria,” he said.