Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war

Syria's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country had received positive messages but wanted further reassurance from Russia and Iran, main allies of former leader Bashar al-Assad now seeking to retain influence after his overthrow.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is based on defending justice and rejecting foreign intervention.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi continued his consultations with the foreign ministers of Islamic countries regarding the situation in Gaza by holding a telephone conversation with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf.