Al-Freij and Iranian Counterpart: Boosting Military Cooperation in Fight against Terrorism

DAMASCUS- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Defense Minister Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij, received on Tuesday a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Hossein Dehghan, with the two sides affirming the importance of enhancing and developing the military cooperation between Syria and Iran, According to SANA.

“The US aggression on al-Shairat airbase will not weaken our determination to continue the war against the takfiri terrorist organizations,” the two ministers stressed in the telephone call.

 They affirmed the need for forming a committee to investigate facts and reveal U.S. administration’s claims about the events of Khan Sheikhoun.

Russian, Iranian defense ministers say US actions in Syria help ISIS

Meanwhile, the Russian media said Tuesday that a telephone conversation between  the defense ministers of Russia and Iran, Sergey Shoigu and Hossein Dehqan, discussed the situation in the region following a US missile strike on Syria and said it runs counter to international law and encourages terrorists, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

It said the telephone conversation had been requested by the Iranian side. “The ministers discussed the situation in the region developing after the US carried out a missile strike at Shayrat airbase,” it said. “They qualified the US actions as contravening international law and helping [Islamic State] and other terrorist organizations get more active,” the ministry said.

The ministers also discussed coordinating action in Syria to continue fight against international terrorism, the press service said.