Iran says ‘no direct contact’ with Syria rulers

AFP
Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, center, has been meeting with global and regional leaders after the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar Assad. (AFP)
  • Foreign ministry spokesman: ‘We have no direct contact with the ruling authority in Syria’

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it had “no direct contact” with Syria’s new rulers after the fall of president Bashar Assad, a longtime Tehran ally.
“We have no direct contact with the ruling authority in Syria,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said at a weekly press briefing.