iran, syria Russian Amb. to Lebanon Zasypkin: The Iranian presence in Syria is legitimate as long as the war on terrorism there has not ended; U.S. and French presence in Syria is occupation; the U.S. is continuing to support the terrorists in Syria. June 27, 2018 Historyscoper https://www.memri.org/reports/russian-ambassador-lebanon-irans-presence-syria-legitimate-us-supports-terrorists-syria