Iran joins international relief efforts

Iran, a close ally of the Bashar al-Assad government, has offered help to Syria and Turkey, according to Iranian official media. Fars News reported that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued separate messages of condolences to Assad and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bashar Assad.

Six teams are being dispatched from Iran’s Red Crescent Society, according to the Iranian news agency Press TV.