Iran’s foreign minister visited the Syrian capital today, local media reported, a week after a deadly strike blamed on Israel destroyed Tehran’s Damascus consulate, sending regional tensions skyrocketing.
According to AFP, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian began a regional tour a day earlier in Oman, long a mediator between Tehran and the West, where Muscat’s foreign minister called for de-escalation.
Amir-Abdollahian is set to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad during the visit, while Syria’s information ministry said he was to inaugurate a new Iranian consular section.
Syria’s pro-government newspaper Al-Watan said the officials’ talks would be “mainly focused” on repercussions of last week’s strike.
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