"We are all responsible for ensuring, with the lowest price possible, security, power and dignity of the Iranian people," he said.

At the meeting, the two discussed a wide array of issues concerning the military and technical cooperation between Armenia and Russia.

However, according to a military source, the Syrian army was able to fully repel the attack after a short battle with the jihadist rebels.

The community, under cruel Ottoman rule, was resettled in the neighbourhood 500 years ago by the Persian ruler Shah Abbas, the article says.

Saroyan’s legacy still stands today and inspires countless modern adaptations of his works and admiration from other artists.