SyriaÂ’s president has denied rumours of a rift between Damascus and Iran during a visit to Tehran, accusing "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord. | Nicely done, Fred. Oops, sorry, shouldn't compliment you publicly. |
The comments were published on Sunday, a day after Assad ended his visit, his fifth since taking office in 2000. Some Arab diplomats have said Syria feels betrayed by Iran because of a joint Iranian-Saudi Arabian effort to clamp down on sectarian tensions in Iraq and violence in Lebanon. The site did not elaborate on who the "enemies" Assad referred to might be, but during his two-day trip the Syrian president also accused the U.S. and Israel of having "ominous aims."