BEIRUT, December 2. /TASS/. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated in a telephone conversation with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, that Tehran is prepared to offer any necessary assistance to Syria in combating terrorism, the Syrian president's office reported.

"President Pezeshkian reaffirmed that Iran firmly rejects all attempts to undermine Syria’s unity and stability," the statement, published on the agency’s Telegram channel, reads. The president of the Islamic Republic emphasized Iran’s readiness to provide Syria with all necessary support in eliminating terrorists and foiling the plans of their backers and supporters.

According to Pezeshkian, the ambitions of the US and Israel "are directed against the countries and peoples of the region," and the ongoing situation in Syria is "a manifestation of these ambitions."

On the morning of November 27, the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group (banned in Russia) launched a large-scale attack on a broad front in northern Syria. According to a statement by the Syrian Armed Forces’ Command, the terrorists attempted to attack villages and towns under the protection of the Syrian army and military facilities, continuing to target government forces' positions. The Syrian army launched an operation to repel the raid. On November 30, the country’s armed forces’ command stated that the army was conducting strikes on the positions of terrorists who had infiltrated many neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo and was awaiting reinforcements. According to the Syrian Defense Ministry’s statement, the army was forced to reorganize its forces to protect the lives of civilians and troops and prepare for a counterattack.