Obama told Putin he believes Assad must leave power as part of a that transition, and both leaders said their foreign ministers will continue to work on the diplomatic process, the official added.
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The Russian warplanes struck several rebel-held areas in Syria near the Turkish borders, such as the Syrian town of Harem near the al-Rihaniyeh town in Turkey, and the Sma’an Mountian in the western countryside of Aleppo, also close to Turkey, activists said.
His last visit to Syria was in May, when he renewed his country’s support to Syria.
“The future of the region relies on the tripartite cooperation of Iran, Russia and Syria”, noted the official expressing hope that the collaboration will bring peace to the region.
The so-called TOW missile is the most potent weapon in the arsenal of rebel groups and has been seen in action more frequently since Russian Federation intervened with air strikes on Syria on Sept 30.
He described the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a “hero” who has made every endeavour to supprted his nation in recent years.
Iran’s elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps helped Assad build powerful pro-government militias to support Syria’s exhausted and broken military.
Alfoneh said that by allowing greater media coverage of the deaths, Iranian leaders might partly be trying to prevent Russia’s headline-grabbing intervention from overshadowing their own.
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Reporting so many casualties may once have generated a backlash in Iran. Obama also called on Russian Federation to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Islamic State militants, not rebels fighting Assad, the White House said.
