Iran, Syria reaffirm unshakable ties
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has criticized Western powers for spewing Iranophobic propaganda in the Middle East. He made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Thursday, ahead of the 12th session of a joint Syrian-Iranian commission aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties. Rahimi dismissed the anti-Iran agitprop as ineffective in light of Iran's cordial relations with the region's nations. The First Vice President also stressed that Tehran is committed to pursuing its right in developing civilian nuclear technology for peaceful purposes despite pronounced threats from the United States and its allies. [PressTV: UN's Ban shows bias on nuclear issue.]