Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (right) receives his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran, June 23, 2022 (Photo: AFP)
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, left, receives his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, center, upon his arrival at the airport in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Photo: Omar Sanadiki/AP)