Araghchi told reporters upon his arrival in the Syrian capital DamascusThe day after his visit to Beirut: “The most important issue today is the ceasefire, especially in Lebanon and Gaza.”
He continued: “There are initiatives in this regard, and there have been consultations that we hope will be successful.”
Araghchi began his meetings in Damascus by meeting his Syrian counterpart Bassam SabbaghOn his first visit to Damascus since taking office.
Araghchi called on the international community to make every effort to confront Israeli operations in the region, and said, “The hostilities and crimes of the Zionist regime continue, and this requires a collective effort from the international community to stop these crimes.”
Araghchi confirmed that BeirutOn Friday, his country supported “simultaneous” ceasefire efforts in Lebanon and Gaza.
He said: “I spoke with the Lebanese authorities, and we are in contact with other countries to reach a ceasefire.”
After leaving Beirut on Friday evening, Araghchi arrived in Damascus via its international airport, as it was not possible to travel from there by land to SyriaAs a result of Israeli raids that targeted the Masnaa border area and led to the cutting of the international road between the two countries.
He mentioned Israeli army He raided a ground tunnel crossing the Lebanese-Syrian border Hezbollah Iran supplies money and weapons and Syria facilitates the transfer of its weapons, which it uses to “transport a lot of combat means.”
Araqchi said: “Our bilateral cooperation is the subject of very wide discussion. We have good relations with Syria in various economic, political and cultural fields, and it is natural that there will be a review of them.”
Talk about a dispute between Damascus and Tehran
According to Agence France-Presse, the past few months have witnessed analysts hosted by local media talking about a “difference in views” between Iran and Syria on several issues, most notably Tehran’s limited support for Damascus in the economic aspect and the energy and fuel sector, in the midst of a chronic economic crisis that the country is witnessing.”
The difference in views also affects, according to analysts, Iran’s military presence, after reports that it reduced its forces under the weight of the Israeli raids that targeted its positions and leaders since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza. The most prominent of these was a raid last April that was attributed to Israel, targeting a building attached to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing 7 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, according to the agency.
