Assad: 'The west has failed'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif agreed in their meeting Monday that "the fact that the West has resorted to threats and pressure on Tehran and Damascus attests to its failure to implement the plans it has proposed." The Syrian President office said.

The two also discussed recent developments in Syria and the region, as well as issues that will be raised at the summit with Russia, Iran and Turkey, which is scheduled to take place in Iran in the coming days.