Iran Supreme Leader appoints personal representative to Syria
Ahead of a new round of talks in Geneva, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed a personal representative to Damascus to remind the Syrians and Russians that Iran is still a major decision-maker in the Syrian conflict and should not be sidestepped or ignored. Senior Iranian cleric Sayyed Abolfalz Tabatabai-Ashkezari arrived in Damascus on May 2, serving as a “special representative” of Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The appointment, which received no mention in either Iranian or Syrian state media, raised eyebrows in Iranian ...
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