Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad will reportedly be visiting Tehran soon to offer condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on 19 May, the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency said on Thursday. “I was very eager to be with the people of Iran these days and meet the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and express my condolences personally, so I will travel to Iran at the first opportunity,” Assad told acting Iranian President Mohammed Mokhber, according to Mehr. Iran has played a crucial role in propping up Assad’s regime after a popular uprisi…