Syrian President Visits Iran Amid Skepticism of U.S. Peace Initiative

Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tehran Times

Syrian Leader Visits Iran To Discuss Regional Issues -- L.A. Times

Bashar Assad's meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes after an improvement in U.S.-Syrian relations. The trip may be an attempt to reaffirm Syria's close ties with Iran.

Reporting from Beirut and Tehran — Syria's president paid a one-day visit to Iran on Saturday to discuss "the exceptional ties" between the two countries, but the meeting came amid a cluster of regional developments that could divide them.

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