The Iranian president is traveling with senior officials and an economic delegation and is set to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the two-day trip. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his first trip to Syria since the war broke out in 2011. Iranian forces played a major role in defending Assad’s government. The Iranian president is set to visit the Sayida Zeinab and Sayida Ruqayya shrines, both holy sites in Shiite Islam. He will also visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a monument dedicated to Syrian soldiers killed in battle. Is this the new dawn for the Islamic world ?