General Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria, the distinguished guest of Shahanshah Arya Mehr, arrived in Tehran today. This distinguished guest comes from a Muslim land, a land that is well known to Iranians, a land that has remained steadfast against the heavy pressure of the war with the soldiers and military personnel of the Israeli government and is trying to regain its lands that are occupied by the Israeli invaders. According to Entebbe, on Sunday, January 27, 1975, Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria, traveled to Tehran with his wife and a number of Syrian government ministers. He was warmly welcomed by the Shah and stayed in Tehran and the Golestan Palace for 4 days.
The Etelaat newspaper published a detailed report on that day, full of praise for Hafez al-Assad. The interesting thing is the extremely negative view of Israel in this report, which is remarkable considering the year it was published. In this report, Israel is called an occupying force in Syria, and Hafez al-Assad is a righteous force that stands against the occupiers. Here are some excerpts from the report: Syria: Standing Up to the Truth General Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria, the distinguished guest of Shahanshah Arya Mehr, arrived in Tehran today.