President Donald Trump met with the new Syrian leader, a onetime insurgent, in a stunning engagement on Wednesday in Saudi ...

He said they discussed ‘joint efforts to secure the borders and the implementation ... apparently. The pro-Iran axis in Iraq has opposed Syria’s president attending the Arab summit in Baghdad.

Russia, Iran, and Iraq are working to revive a strategic oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria's Mediterranean coast.

Russia signed several key deals with Syria from 2011 to become instrumental in developing these hydrocarbon assets. Along with Iran ... border), and link in with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.