Syria and To Build 'Common Front'

Reuters reports that and Syria said on Wednesday they will form a common front to face challenges and threats:

"We are ready to help Syria on all grounds to confront threats," ian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref said in Tehran after meeting Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari.

Otari told reporters: "This meeting, which takes place at this sensitive time, is important, especially because Syria and face several challenges and it is necessary to build a common front."

[. . .]

Washington has branded part of an "axis of evil" along with pre-war Iraq and North Korea and accuses Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons. says its nuclear program is solely for electricity generation.

President Bush has dubbed "the world's primary state sponsor of terror" and has warned the United States could use military action to prevent it acquiring a nuclear bomb.

With all the indications that the U.S. is putting a lot of pressure on , one has to wonder why would want to support Syria. supports Hezbollah via Syria.