NNA – The presidents of Iran and Syria have urged Islamic countries to reach an agreement on a position in support of Palestinians, a news agency linked to Iranrsquo;s top security agency, Nournews, reported on Thursday.
ldquo;Islamic and Arab countries as well all free people of the world must reach a single position to stop the crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people,rdquo; Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told his Syrian counterpart over the telephone, Nournews reported.
On Wednesday, Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the first telephone call between them since their countries agreed in a March deal, brokered by China, to resume ties.
Iran and Syria are long-time allies in the Middle East.
Iranrsquo;s economic influence in war-torn Syria has grown in recent years, supplying the government of President Bashar Assad with credit lines and winning lucrative business contracts.–Reutersnbsp;
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