
"The Syrian people and its army who have made important achievements by fighting terrorist and Takfiri groups are capable of confronting Israel's ventures that represent one of the many faces of terrorism targeting Syria today,” he said during his meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Syria's state TV reported.
The president added that “Israeli aggression towards Syria reveals the extent of Israel’s and other regional and Western states' involvement in ongoing events”.
Salehi said “it was time to deter Israel from carrying out such aggression against the people of the region,” according to SANA.