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The fact that Tehran has strategically important relations with Damascus has long been known. It is no secret that the main enemy for these states is Israel.
Israel, more than once taking advantage of the difficult situation in which Syria is located, violated its airspace and carried out strikes on its territory.
To reduce the likelihood of such attacks, Iran decided to help Syria strengthen the country's air defense. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Iran, Brigadier General Hamze Qalandari.
— said the general.
Qalandari noted that today Syria is already managing to repel a large number of Israeli airstrikes. But still there are gaps in the air defense. As a result of the latest Israeli strike on the outskirts of Damascus, two civilians were killed.
Tehran and Damascus signed a comprehensive agreement on strengthening cooperation in the military and defense spheres in July 2020. In February of this year, the Iranian and Syrian militaries agreed to deliver missile systems to Damascus to strengthen the air defense of the Arab country against the backdrop of increased Israeli attacks.
According to the deputy minister, after the lifting of the UN arms embargo on Iran in 2020, many countries seek to use Iranian weapons.
