Saturday, June 4, 2022

Iran official says Iran won’t replace Russia in Syria

Vahid Jalalzadeh, the chairman of Iran's Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission gave an interview to Al-Alam TV saying that Iran would continue to support the Syrian regime but that reports it was replacing Russians in Syria were mistaken. 

He also said that Iran and Saudi Arabia should continue working on talks toward some kind of amicable relationship. He dismissed reports that Parchin had been attacked by drones recently. 

Jalalzadeh’s comments likely reflect high-level foreign policy thinking in Iran. He was asked about the Russian role in Ukraine and claims that Russia is withdrawing forces from Syria. He was asked if Iranian and “axes of resistance were deployed in their place.” READ MORE