As a top Iran MP visited President Assad on Thursday, leading officials in Tehran promised more military support to prop up the Syrias leader. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Parliaments National Security Commission, said at the meeting with Assad, We will continue our economic and political support as well as our military advice until the complete ...

A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republics support for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is legitimate. In an interview with the US television network, PBS, Iran's Ambassador to UN Mohammad Khazaei said Tehrans support for Syria and its dealings with the Syrian government are very legitimate. He added that the Syrian ...