Iran foreign minister arrives in Damascus to meet Syrian leaders The foreign minister of Iran, a key ally of the Syrian regime, arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to meet President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived from Jordan, where he had been as part of a regional tour ahead of a peace conference aimed at ending the the Syrian conflict slated to take place in Switzerland on January 22. Images of Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with the Speaker of the Syrian Parliament