Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan promised his visiting Syrian counterpart Lieutenant General Fahd Jassim al-Freij that Tehran would continue aid and support for Damascus in its war against the Takfiri terrorist

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan promised his visiting Syrian counterpart Lieutenant General Fahd Jassim al-Freij that Tehran would continue aid and support for Damascus in its war against the Takfiri terrorist groups.

In a meeting with al-Freij in Tehran on Tuesday, Brigadier General Dehqan reiterated Iran’s full support for Syria in its battle against terrorism, saying that dialog is the only solution to the crisis in the Arab country.

“The people and government of Syria, with their unparalleled resistance made bullying powers understand that by exporting terrorists, arming and supporting them, and launching military attacks, they cannot force the region’s Muslim nations to surrender,” he added.

The Syrian defense minister arrived in Iran on Tuesday to confer with the country's senior military officials on the further expansion of bilateral defense ties.

In January, Lieutenant Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmayeel Qaani underlined Tehran's continued logistical and advising support for Baghdad and Damascus in their campaign against terrorist groups.

“This (Quds force's assistance) is not a military presence (in Iraq or Syria), but it is military counseling that has persuaded resistance forces in Iraq and Syria to be determined in their fights against extremists and terrorists,” the Iranian commander said.