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Speaking from the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Al-Sharaa told Arabic-language Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Syria had previously become 'a platform for Iran to control key Arab capitals ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.