Iran's Rouhani blames United States of backing Daesh in Syria
Speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara on Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States of America for supporting the Daesh terror group in war-torn Syria.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 04 April 2018
- Modified Date: 07:13 | 04 April 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States for backing Daesh militants in Syria and called on all countries to respect the independence of its main Arab ally in the Middle East, Iranian state TV reported.
"Some countries, including America, support terrorist groups like Daesh in Syria, which serve these countries' interests... Iran believes the Syrian crisis has no military solution and safeguarding independence of Syria a priority for Tehran," Rouhani told a news conference in Ankara.
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