Spotlight on Iran (July 8 – July 22, 2018) | The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Ahead of the summit between the American and Russian presidents in Helsinki, which also discussed the future of Iran’s involvement in Syria, Iranian officials continued to emphasize that Iran does not intend to withdraw its forces from Syria. The Senior Adviser to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali-Akbar Velayati declared during a visit to Moscow that Iran will only remove its “advisers” from Syria if the Syrian government asks it to do so. He argued that if Iran and Russia removed their forces from Syria at this point, the terrorists will regain control of Syria. The Senior Adviser to the Speaker of the Majlis, Amir Abdollahian, also declared that Iran’s presence in Syria will persist.
Sacha Stawski
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