Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with his closest regional ally Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran yesterday, during which both leaders called for even stronger bilateral ties.
The talks mark Assad’s second trip to the Islamic Republic since eruption of the Syrian Civil War in 2011 which erupted from pro-democracy protests. The Syrian leader was able to turn the tide of the conflict with critical help from Iran’s proxy militias such as the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group, as well as major military intervention by his other close partner Russia in 2015.
Iran’s economic influence in Syria has also grown in recent years, providing the regime with credit lines to win lucrative business contracts.
“Today’s Syria is not what it was before the war, although there were no destructions then, but the respect and prestige of Syria is greater than before, and everyone sees this country as a power,” Iranian state television reported Khamenei as telling Assad.
Assad also meet with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi during his visit, according to Iran’s IRNA state news agency. The Iranian leader also underscored to Assad that his government’s priority is to bolster strategic ties with Damascus, said Tehran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iranian State TV quoted Assad as saying that “the strategic ties between Iran and Syria has prevented the Zionist regime’s (Israel) dominance in the region.”
Israel, which arch-foe Iran refuses to recognize, has allegedly mounted frequent attacks against what it has describes as Iranian targets in Syria to prevent the Islamic Republic from establishing a permanent presence. Iranian leaders have frequently threatened to annihilate the Jewish State.
HD Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?
Iran has increasingly been advancing their efforts by way of Syria, using the war-torn country to house weaponry to attack the Jewish State, which has resulted in multiple Israeli strikes.
In Isaiah 17, we are told that in the last days, Damascus, the capital city of Syria, will be completely destroyed. Although we are not told how this will happen or by whom, Syria has become a hotbed of activity in the Middle East that those familiar with Bible Prophecy have been watching very closely.
As Behold Israel previously explained, “Biblically speaking, a day is coming where the city of Damascus is going to be decimated. The prophet Isaiah stated, “The burden against Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.” (Isaiah 17:1) As Iranian aggression continues to excel as they’re hellbent on the destruction of the Jewish state, which in return causes Israel to focus their military power on the city of Damascus, we can see the fulfillment of this prophecy more immanent than ever before.”
Damascus’s destruction could also be a catalyst to the Ezekiel 38-39 war in-which Russia, Iran, Turkey, and others come together from the north, with weaponry supplied by Russia, to attack the Jewish state.
