Iran congratulates Assad on Aleppo victory

Syria says Iran has congratulated the war-torn nation on its victory in Aleppo.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Syria says Iran has congratulated the war-torn nation on its victory in Aleppo. (AAP)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a victory in "liberated Aleppo", Syria's presidency says.

Rouhani said this was an important step towards "wiping out terrorism in Syria", the presidency's Twitter account and state media reported.

Iran is a key military ally of Damascus.


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