Tehran in direct contact with groups within Syria's new leadership: Iran officialSyria's sudden revolution saw the decades-old Assad regime come to an end. 
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A woman holds a sign as Syrian-Americans and supporters celebrate after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Dearborn, Michigan, US December 8, 2024.
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Dubai: Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels within Syria's new leadership after Tehran's key ally Bashar al-Assad's ouster, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, in a bid to "prevent a hostile trajectory" between the two countries.