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Iran rules out joint work with US in ISIL fight
Monday, 03 August, 2015
“We have no plans for joint work with the US [in the battle] against Daesh (ISIL), but we will continue our help and consultations at the request of the Iraqi and Syrian governments,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in an interview with Iran’s Arabic-language news channel, al-Alam.
He added that Iran was among the first countries to help Iraq and Syria fight terrorism and the ISIL Takfiri groups.
The Iranian official reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will continue its support for the regional countries endangered by terror threats in a bid to help them fight terrorism.
He said Washington has also announced plans to fight ISIL terrorists, but it is pursuing double standards.
The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group, with members from several Western countries, controls swathes of land in Iraq and Syria. Over the past months, both the Iraqi and Syrian armies, backed by volunteer fighters, have managed to liberate several areas in the country from ISIL militants.
Iran has repeatedly stressed that it will not interfere militarily in Iraq and Syria, but that it will continue to provide support for both countries against the ISIL in the form of defense consultations and humanitarian aid./End/
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Monday, 03 August, 2015
“We have no plans for joint work with the US [in the battle] against Daesh (ISIL), but we will continue our help and consultations at the request of the Iraqi and Syrian governments,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in an interview with Iran’s Arabic-language news channel, al-Alam.
He added that Iran was among the first countries to help Iraq and Syria fight terrorism and the ISIL Takfiri groups.
The Iranian official reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will continue its support for the regional countries endangered by terror threats in a bid to help them fight terrorism.
He said Washington has also announced plans to fight ISIL terrorists, but it is pursuing double standards.
The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group, with members from several Western countries, controls swathes of land in Iraq and Syria. Over the past months, both the Iraqi and Syrian armies, backed by volunteer fighters, have managed to liberate several areas in the country from ISIL militants.
Iran has repeatedly stressed that it will not interfere militarily in Iraq and Syria, but that it will continue to provide support for both countries against the ISIL in the form of defense consultations and humanitarian aid./End/
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