Iran opposes foreign intervention in Syria

Iran opposes foreign intervention in Syria
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Update: 11 July 2022 13:27
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“Iran supports the establishment of peace and stability and is against any foreign intervention in Syria,” Iranian President Raisi said in a phone call with Syrian president Bashar al Assad

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reinstated Iran’s opposition to any foreign intervention in Syria, in a phone call on Saturday evening with Syrian president Bashar al Assad on the occasion of the arrival of Eid al-Adha.

“Iran supports the establishment of peace and stability and is against any foreign intervention in Syria,” the Iranian state agency quoted Raisi as saying.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in late May that Turkey was readying a third military offensive in Syria to oust Kurdish militants of YPG (People's Protection Units) considered by Ankara as the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkey aims to create a 30 km deep "safe zone" along its southern border.

Two weeks ago, Iranian Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had also visited Syrian capital Damascus to in a bid to to “prevent a fresh crisis in the region” 

Tehran has supported the Syrian government in its quest to regain control of territory and it regularly provides military and financial support to Assad's government with many Iran-backed militias active in the conflict.