Photos released by Iranian Tasnim News agency shows Iran's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, among Iranian forces in Syria's Aleppo, undated.
Newsweek: Iran Goes Against Russia, Says It's Staying in Syria as U.S. Military Threatens 'New Actions'
Iran has rejected its ally Russia's call for all foreign troops to leave Syria, saying it is the U.S. and Turkey who are deployed there illegally and should withdraw their forces.
In the wake of a 2011 uprising backed by the West, Turkey and Gulf Arab states, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appealed to Russia and Iran to support his embattled armed forces against rebels and jihadi groups, which have mostly been defeated. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Assad on his victories during a meeting Friday in Sochi and said that all foreign forces should eventually leave Syria, a remark that has opened a rare public rift between Moscow and Tehran.
"No one can force Iran to do anything, Iran is an independent country that determines its own policies," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi told reporters at a daily press conference Monday.
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WNU Editor: Iran is telling the Russians that the Syrians told them to stay .... Iran says to keep forces in Syria upon Assad’s request (Anadolu Agency).
More News On Iran Rejecting Russian Demands For Their Soldiers To Leave Syria
Iran Rejects Russian Demand To Withdraw Troops From Syria -- Radio Farda
Tehran rejects Russian call for Iranian forces to eventually leave Syria -- Times of Israel
Iranian FM spokesman says their forces will not leave Syria -- Al Arabiya/AP
Iran: No one can force us out of Syria -- Middle East Monitor
Disagreements begin to emerge between Moscow, Tehran regarding Syria -- Jerusalem Post
Did Iran Just Disown Russia’s Peace Process or Did Iran Sign Up For It? In Either Case Iran Must “Look East” Rather Than to The Arab World -- Adam Garrie, Eurasia Future
2 comments:
The Russian call was for foreign armies of the USA coalition. Not to Iran who was invited like Russia was. Stop mixing up stories that msm is pushing
Antitroll,
If you read the articles instead of the headlines, they mention the Russian demand that all foreign armies leave. I focused on Iran because Iran gave a response and said no.
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