Syria, Iran warn against U.S. military buildup along Syrian-Iraqi border

STORY: Syria, Iran warn against U.S. military buildup along Syrian-Iraqi border DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting between Syrian FM Faisal Mekdad and Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FAISAL MEKDAD, Syrian Foreign Minister 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAISAL MEKDAD, Syrian Foreign Minister 5. various of the conference 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Persian): HUSSEIN AMIR-ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir-Abdollahian jointly warned on Wednesday the United States against its reported military buildup along the Syrian-Iraqi border. In a press conference held in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the two ministers expressed concerns over the apparent U.S. efforts to amass forces and allied rebel groups along the Syrian-Iraqi border, from the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah to the southeas