US financial and military support for the so-called moderate terrorists has caused numerous problems and complicated conditions in the region, Afkham said.
Zarif and Lavrov have discussed the latest developments in Syria and exchanged views on the role of external players in the political settlement of the Arab country.
An Afghan analyst has said that a decision by the US and Russia to deconflict any overlapping airstrikes in Syria indicates that the two sides may have reached an agreement over the future of Syria.
Iran has no combatant forces in Syria, but its military advisors assist the Syrian central government in its campaign against terrorism, Amir Abdollahian said.
The Russians ultimately want the US should have wanted from the bombing campaign in Syria and that is to destroy IS, said the Iranian foreign minister.
A famous Arab journalist has set out reasons for a change of course in the US Syria policy, saying that Washington is going to leave the Syrian crisis management to Moscow.
The editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm has said that Russia’s recent military movements in Syria usher in a new international phase in Syria, adding that what happens next in Syria is anybody’s guess.
The two sides says there is no alternative to finding a political solution to the Syrian and Yemeni crises in line with international law and the UN Charter.
Some powerful countries proposed plans to resolve the crises in Yemen and Syria. We believe that such proposals would not work, since they do not address the wills of the nations, said Larijani.
Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Supreme Leader, says that foreign interference is mainly to blame for the lack of stability and sustainable peace in Syria.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian felicitated the Syrian government and nation on the successful holding of the presidential election in that country, and said that the people of the Muslim country voted no to terrorism in there.
