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Raisi in Damascus, the first visit of an Iranian president since the beginning of the conflict

May 3, 2023

The Iranian president’s visit to Damascus is the first by an Iranian official in this post in the allied country since the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, according to official Syrian media.

And the official Syrian news agency “SANA” reported that Ibrahim Raisi arrived at Damascus International Airport at the head of an “important political and economic ministerial delegation”.

The agency said the visit will last two days, during which he will meet his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, and have “in-depth political and economic talks with him, followed by the signing of a number of agreements “.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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