Iran, UAE urge end to Israeli aggression against Syria

Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged safeguarding Syria's national sovereignty and territorial integrity and stopping Israel aggression against the country.

News ID: 5584

Date: 14 December 2024 - 09:06

TABNAK, Dec 14: During a telephone conversation, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reviewed recent developments in Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Araqchi and Al Nahyan discussed the importance of protecting regional peace and stability and avoiding any provocative action that disturbs the atmosphere of friendship and cooperation among the countries of the region in the current sensitive situation.

Since the fall of the Assad government, the Israeli regime has carried out almost 500 airstrikes across Syria, targeting critical civilian and military infrastructures. The regime has also pushed its forces into a buffer zone in violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria.

Israel has also sent troops into a buffer zone east of the occupied Golan Heights. Still, the regime denies advancing towards Damascus, insisting that its forces were stationed within the zone.

Both ministers also addressed the importance of preserving regional peace and stability and avoiding provocative actions that could disrupt the atmosphere of friendship and cooperation among regional countries in the current sensitive circumstances.

Armed militants, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the Syrian capital of Damascus early on Sunday after scoring major gains in the Arab country’s north following their resurgence in two weeks.

Amid the militants’ attempts to stage a comeback in the country, reports pointed to their receiving strong support on the part of the Israeli regime, Turkey, and some Western states, which have been acting as the main backers of anti-Damascus outfits since the outbreak of foreign-backed militancy in Syria in 2011.