Iran's New FM Visits Lebanon, Syria on First Trip Abroad
The Facts
On his first international trip, Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on Tuesday following meetings in Lebanon the day before.
Kani and his counterpart reportedly discussed the need for an immediate Gaza ceasefire and the unconditional provision of humanitarian aid. Like his predecessor, he also met with Palestinian groups at the Iranian embassy in Damascus.
The Spin
After the tragic death of his predecessor, Bagheri Kani's first trip abroad is an impressive display of political continuity in the face of Israel's aggression in Gaza. More firmly than in the past, and despite sanctions and threats, Iran will reinforce synergy between the Axis of Resistance in its just struggle against the Israeli regime. The Israeli occupation is the cause of regional instability, and Iran and its allies are not going to stand idly by.
