Iran vows to support Syria against U.S. threats

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 05 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday to support Syria against hostile threats.
Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Nov. 05 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday to support Syria against hostile threats.

Holding a telephone conversation with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Ahmadinejad said that the two states had to come together in the face of the “common enemy”, a reference to the United States.

Ahmadinejad promised the Syrian leader aid and support against “foreign threats”, the state-run news agency ILNA reported.

He also called for further dialogue among Muslim states.

Al-Assad said that despite international pressure Damascus would not abandon its “rights”.

Both leaders called for further strengthening of bilateral relations.