A few days before the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, he complained to the representative of Iran that Turkey was actively supporting the rebels.
This was reported by Reuters on Sunday, December 15, according to Lenta.ru.
According to the agency, during the conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi assured Assad that Tehran will continue to provide assistance and promised to discuss the current situation with Turkish representatives.
It is noted that the conversation took place on December 1, the fifth day of the rebel attack.
At that time, the militants had captured Idlib and Aleppo, and the Syrian army was preparing to attack.
After the conversation with Assad, the Iranian minister expressed deep concern to his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidani about supporting the rebels and expressed his displeasure about Turkey's support for US and Israeli programs.
In response, Turkey accused Assad of not wanting to resolve the conflict in Syria through diplomatic means.
