Iran has a strong will to expand cooperation with Syria in various fields and it will continue to stand by the Syrian nation and government, according to the country’s foreign minister.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says regional countries and the international community are required to bring an end to terrorism gripping West Asia.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli regime’s latest round of aggression on the Syrian territory, calling on the United Nations Security Council to take urgent measures to stop the illegal entity’s “war crimes” in the Arab country.

Iran and Syria have discussed further solidification of bilateral relations amid heightened escalation in the region as they underscore the need for putting an end to Israel’s atrocious onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Twin Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 15 people and injured more than a dozen others in the upscale Mazzeh district of Damascus and in the outskirts of the Syrian capital.

The US has carried out deadly strikes against Syrian military positions in the country’s east for the second day in a row.

Iran, Russia, and Turkey have condemned the Israeli regime's continuous atrocities in the West Asia region.