Iran-Syria Relations

Afkham also noted that incorrect and bigoted policies towards the crisis in Syria are even affecting the efforts of the UN and other organizations.

Iran's political plan to settle the Syrian crisis will enter the operational phase after consultations with Russia, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said.

Larijani told his Syrian counterpart Iran deems it a duty to support the government and people of Syria until the stage is set for dialogue and peace will be ready.

Some regional countries dream of reviving former empires which dominated the Arab countries, and certain countries support terrorism in the region with different motives, said Velayati.

We believe that the Syrian government and nation will emerge victorious in the end and that it will certainly be the Americans and Israel who will suffer defeat, said Velayati.

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that Tehran stands by the Syrian people and government and that people in the Arab country should decide their future in a democratic process.

Foreign Minister Zarif has reaffirmed Iran’s firm support for the Syrian nation, saying Syria's fate should be decided by its own people without any foreign meddling.

President Rouhani has said that no doubt terrorists will eventually suffer defeat and will be driven out of the region.

Iranian and Syrian poets, elites and authors can have good cooperation and play an effective role in introducing each other’s cultural and artistic works, said Ali Jannati.

Iran’s culture minister has said that all those involved in the resistance front should be actively present in the fight against Zionism, Takfirism, ignorance and bias which has its roots in misinterpretation of Islam.

In a meeting with Staffan de Mistura, Zarif reaffirmed Iran's position on the need for a political settlement of the crisis in Syria.

Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said relations between Iran, Iraq and Syria, with a long history of civilization, are exemplary.

Undermining Syria will definitely lead to crises and uncontrollable situations in all neighboring and regional countries, Shamkhani said.

President Rouhani says that terrorists can never succeed in their plots against Syria.

The ongoing crisis in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq shows “a pervasive plot by the US, the Zionists and reactionaries in the region,” Velayati said.

Dreams of some states for controlling the region, creating strife and even disintegrating certain countries will never come true, said Velayati in a meeting with the Syrian president.

Syrian people with their unparalleled resistance made bullies understand that they cannot force the region’s Muslim nations to surrender, said Brigadier General Dehghan.

Tehran is deeply concerned about the killing of defenseless people in Yemen and will make its utmost efforts to bring an end to this massacre, said Zarif.

Afkham called on the UN to act on its responsibilities with regard to the human tragedy and oblige the countries which support the terrorists to cut their arms and financial aid.

Iran has condemned the terror attacks in a Syrian Kurdish town, hoping that terrorism would be uprooted by the cooperation of regional governments.

Iran called on the UN to seriously confront terrorism and oblige countries to fulfill their commitments as stipulated in Security Council resolutions.

A senior Iranian official says “constructive” cooperation between Iran and Russia has helped the Syrian nation gain the upper hand in its battle against the militants.

The Iranian foreign minister has said that attempts by those countries which seek to divide Muslims will backfire.

The Iranian government and nation are prepared to expand all-out cooperation with the Syrian government in order to establish regional stability and security, said Ali Larijani.

The Syrian president has said in a letter to his Iranian counterpart that the two countries share a will to develop ties on all fronts in the face of the Zionist-American plots.