Syrian President Bashar Assad visited Tehran and met Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to express condolences for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Assad’s visit coincides with Iran’s presidential election registration period. Iran has been a key supporter of Assad in the Syrian civil war. The meeting also occurs amid tensions in the region, with Iran-backed groups involved in conflicts with Israel. Raisi and others were killed in a helicopter crash in Iran’s northwest.