Iran declares its readiness to deploy troops to Syria
Tehran is open to the possibility of military intervention to assist Damascus in combating militants associated with al-Qaeda, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Tehran is prepared to consider a full military deployment to assist Syria if the government in Damascus makes such a request, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
During an interview with the Qatar-based outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed while returning from Türkiye on Monday evening, Araghchi stated, “If the Syrian government asks Iran to send troops to Syria, we will consider the request.” He highlighted that Tehran is organizing “a series of steps to calm the situation in Syria and find an opportunity to present an initiative for a permanent solution.”
This development comes as militants affiliated with al-Qaeda, specifically Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham and other Islamist groups, launched a significant offensive from Idlib province towards Aleppo, Hama, and Homs last week. Idlib has been under Turkish protection since a ceasefire arrangement was made with Russia in 2020.
Araghchi pointed out that the expansion of these terrorist groups “may harm Syria’s neighboring countries such as Iraq, Jordan, and Türkiye more than Iran.”
The Iranian foreign minister emphasized Iran's willingness to engage in “consultation and dialogue” with Ankara to resolve their differences, but he asserted that Iran's demand for a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria must precede any meeting between the two nations' presidents, describing this requirement as “reasonable.”
Concerned about the potential collapse of the Astana process in Syria, Araghchi remarked that there are no straightforward alternatives to this framework. He referred to the agreement signed in 2017 in Kazakhstan, where the governments of Damascus, Ankara, Tehran, and Moscow committed to working towards a peaceful resolution of the Syrian conflict.
Additionally, Araghchi indicated plans to visit Moscow to discuss the situation in Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed that Ankara supports “Syria's territorial integrity and national unity,” but emphasized that achieving peace requires a “consensus in line with the legitimate demands of the Syrian people.” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan added that hostilities have resumed due to Damascus’s negligence of the “legitimate demands of the opposition.”
Meanwhile, Russia has reaffirmed its backing for Syrian President Bashar Assad and the government in Damascus. The Russian military contingent, sent to Syria in 2015 to assist in the fight against Islamic State terrorists, has conducted numerous airstrikes against the attacking jihadists in support of the Syrian army.
Debra A Smith contributed to this report for TROIB News
During an interview with the Qatar-based outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed while returning from Türkiye on Monday evening, Araghchi stated, “If the Syrian government asks Iran to send troops to Syria, we will consider the request.” He highlighted that Tehran is organizing “a series of steps to calm the situation in Syria and find an opportunity to present an initiative for a permanent solution.”
This development comes as militants affiliated with al-Qaeda, specifically Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham and other Islamist groups, launched a significant offensive from Idlib province towards Aleppo, Hama, and Homs last week. Idlib has been under Turkish protection since a ceasefire arrangement was made with Russia in 2020.
Araghchi pointed out that the expansion of these terrorist groups “may harm Syria’s neighboring countries such as Iraq, Jordan, and Türkiye more than Iran.”
The Iranian foreign minister emphasized Iran's willingness to engage in “consultation and dialogue” with Ankara to resolve their differences, but he asserted that Iran's demand for a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria must precede any meeting between the two nations' presidents, describing this requirement as “reasonable.”
Concerned about the potential collapse of the Astana process in Syria, Araghchi remarked that there are no straightforward alternatives to this framework. He referred to the agreement signed in 2017 in Kazakhstan, where the governments of Damascus, Ankara, Tehran, and Moscow committed to working towards a peaceful resolution of the Syrian conflict.
Additionally, Araghchi indicated plans to visit Moscow to discuss the situation in Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed that Ankara supports “Syria's territorial integrity and national unity,” but emphasized that achieving peace requires a “consensus in line with the legitimate demands of the Syrian people.” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan added that hostilities have resumed due to Damascus’s negligence of the “legitimate demands of the opposition.”
Meanwhile, Russia has reaffirmed its backing for Syrian President Bashar Assad and the government in Damascus. The Russian military contingent, sent to Syria in 2015 to assist in the fight against Islamic State terrorists, has conducted numerous airstrikes against the attacking jihadists in support of the Syrian army.
Debra A Smith contributed to this report for TROIB News
