As Prime Minister Olmert prepares for a US-Fatah-Israel summit, Syrian President Bashar Assad is meeting with Iran’s leaders.
Iranian state-run media reported that Iranian Islamic ruler Ayatollah Ali Khameini assured Assad that the goals of the US and Israel in the Middle East would not succeed. "Realities in the region show that the arrogant front, headed by the US and its allies, will be the principal loser in the region," he said.
Assad was in Iran for a two-day visit that ended Sunday after meetings with Iran’s ruling regime, including former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Through effort and coordination, we have to enlighten public opinion about the ominous aims of the US and Zionists
Assad urged Iran to cooperate with Syria in a public relations effort against the US and Israel. "Through effort and coordination, we have to enlighten public opinion about the ominous aims of the US and Zionists," Assad was quoted by IRNA as saying. “By creating divisions among Muslim nations, Washington wants to pursue its aims.”
IRNA had Ahmadinejad replying, "They imply that they are pursuing peace and security in the region, however they want to improve their and the Zionists' position in the region and hit Islamic countries."
The Iranian chief, who on a regular basis calls for “wiping Israel off the map,” expressed his wholehearted support for Hizbullah, which is supplied and funded by Syria. "Thanks to Hezbollah, the Lebanese people have become a symbol of courage, faith and respect for all nations, and all this through the power of resistance," he said.
Iranian state-run media reported that Iranian Islamic ruler Ayatollah Ali Khameini assured Assad that the goals of the US and Israel in the Middle East would not succeed. "Realities in the region show that the arrogant front, headed by the US and its allies, will be the principal loser in the region," he said.
Assad was in Iran for a two-day visit that ended Sunday after meetings with Iran’s ruling regime, including former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Through effort and coordination, we have to enlighten public opinion about the ominous aims of the US and Zionists
Assad urged Iran to cooperate with Syria in a public relations effort against the US and Israel. "Through effort and coordination, we have to enlighten public opinion about the ominous aims of the US and Zionists," Assad was quoted by IRNA as saying. “By creating divisions among Muslim nations, Washington wants to pursue its aims.” IRNA had Ahmadinejad replying, "They imply that they are pursuing peace and security in the region, however they want to improve their and the Zionists' position in the region and hit Islamic countries."
The Iranian chief, who on a regular basis calls for “wiping Israel off the map,” expressed his wholehearted support for Hizbullah, which is supplied and funded by Syria. "Thanks to Hezbollah, the Lebanese people have become a symbol of courage, faith and respect for all nations, and all this through the power of resistance," he said.