Iranian president urges Israeli withdrawal from Syrian territory

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday called for Israel to withdraw from Syria, after Israel took control of Syrian territory beyond the already occupied Golan Heights following the rebel takeover of Syria last month.

The remarks were made after Pezeshkian met with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

“The need for the Zionist regime to withdraw from the territories it occupied and the importance of respecting religious sentiments [in Syria], particularly regarding Shiite holy places and shrines, were among the concerns,” Pezeshkian and Sudani discussed, according to the Iranian president.