WRAP Syrian president Assad arrives for talks with Ahmadinejad

(2 Oct 2010) STORYLINE: Syria’s President Bashar Assad flew into Tehran on Saturday where he was met by Iran’s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and later by his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the presidential palace. His visit is expected to focus on talks over international sanctions and the Middle East as well as the political struggles in neighbouring Iraq. Syria and Iran wield considerable influence in Iraq among different groups - Syria with Sunnis and Iran among Shiites. Iraq has been