Iranian President Makes Historic Visit to Syria

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Damascus for a historic visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and expanding economic cooperation between the two countries. This is the first visit by an Iranian president since the foreign-backed militancy gripped Syria in 2011. The visit is a sign of Iran's strategic victory in the region and represents a failure of US policies in the region, according to Mohammad Jamshidi, President Raeisi’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs.