Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that resistance against all forms of occupation, aggression and mass killing is a legitimate right. According to the Syrian News Agency, al-Assad stressed the strategic relationship between Syria and Iran and the importance of that relationship in confronting the challenges and dangers that threaten the region and its peoples, most notably the continued Zionist occupation of Arab lands and its daily committing of crimes of murder and destruction against civilians in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Al-Assad stressed during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi that resistance against all forms of occupation, aggression and mass killing is a legitimate right, and it is strong in light of the popular embrace and belief in it, considering that the Iranian response to the violations and repeated attacks committed by the Zionist entity against the peoples of the region and the sovereignty of its countries was a strong response, and gave a lesson to this en tity that the axis of resistance is capable of deterring the enemy and thwarting its plans, and that it will remain strong and steadfast thanks to the will and solidarity of its peoples. The Syrian President added: "The only solution for the Zionist entity is to stop the crimes of killing and shedding the blood of innocents and to return legitimate rights to their owners." Source: National Iraqi News Agency