Israel ‘angry and concerned’ about Raeisi’s upcoming visit to Syria: Report

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi’s upcoming visit to Syria has reportedly ruffled some feathers within the ranks of the Israeli regime.

Raeisi, at the head of a high-level econo-political delegation and at the official invitation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is scheduled to visit Damascus in a two-day trip on Wednesday.

Israeli media expressed concern about Raeisi’s trip, saying the visit is “exceptional” and that Israeli authorities should be concerned.

“[President] Ebrahim Raeisi’s trip is his first to Damascus after 2011, during which he will also have field visits outside the protocols,” Israel's Channel 13 television network said.

Pointing to the potential impact of Raeisi’s visit on regional developments and relations, the Israeli television network said, “Iran intends to unify the axis of Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas-Islamic Jihad, which makes Tehran adopt a new plan regarding the Middle East’s politics.”

Israel's Channel 13 also referred to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s recent visit to Beirut and his meeting with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement, and Ziad al-Nakhala, the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement.

Israeli news sources said Tel Aviv followed Amir-Abdullahian's trip to Beirut “with concern,” and some Zionist circles said the visit was in line with the recent developments in the region, and coincided with the chaotic internal situation of the occupying regime.

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Hossein Akbari, Iran's Ambassador to Damascus, described Raeisi’s imminent trip to Syria as a “turning point in the region” and said the visit would have positive-extra regional effects as well.

Raeisi’s trip to Syria will be “very important” due to the changes that are taking place in the region, the Iranian ambassador said, adding that “In addition to its regional and extra-regional effects, the trip will help strengthen and develop relations between the two countries in all fields. Other countries in the region can also benefit from the achievements of the visit.”

Akbari said Iran and Syria are both members of the anti-Zionist resistance front. “Both countries have paid heavy costs to this end; therefore, greater synergy between the two countries can increase the strength of the resistance front.”

Iran was the first country to rush to Syria's aid following the 2011 outbreak of foreign-backed violence in the Arab country. In 2017, military advisory assistance provided by the Islamic Republic helped the Arab nation score a monumental victory over the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.  

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