Report: Iran sends planeload of 'medical aid' to Syria

An Iranian aircraft carrying 40 tons of "medical aid" arrived in Syria on Thursday, the first of four such shipments destined for Tehran's regional ally, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The cargo which arrived in Damascus early Thursday was to be handed over to the Syrian Red Crescent, the agency said, quoting the Iranian ambassador to Syria, Mohammed Reza Raouf Sheibani. (AFP)