Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with the leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his visit to Tehran, Tasnim reported.

According to a report published by Nour News, the Syrian president met separately with Ruhollah Khomeini and Raisi in Tehran on Sunday morning.

This is the Syrian president's second visit to Iran since the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

After the meetings on Sunday, Assad reportedly left Tehran for Damascus.