Iranian Regime Defence Minister Amir Hatami arrived in Damascus on Sunday (August 26) for meetings with “defense and military officials” according to the Tasnim news agency.
“We hope to have a productive role in the reconstruction of Syria,” Hatami said on arrival in Syria, according to Fars News.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said last week that Iran should remove its militias from Syria.
Iranian officials have said their military presence in Syria is at the invitation of the Assad regime and they have no immediate plans to withdraw.
More than 1,000 Iranians, including senior members of the Revolutionary Guards, have been killed in Syria since 2012.
The Guards initially kept quiet about their role in the Syrian. But in recent years, as casualties have mounted, they have been more outspoken about their engagement.
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