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Iranian Envoy, Lebanese FM Discuss Syria in Beirut

Iranian Envoy, Lebanese FM Discuss Syria in Beirut

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Qazanfar Roknabadi and Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour in a meeting in Beirut discussed the ongoing crisis in Syria, and urged all to work closely to prevent any possible US military strike on Syria.

During the meeting in the Lebanese capital, the Lebanese minister expressed hope that the United States would pay heed to the realities and pursue a rational and stance on the crisis in Syria due to the strong international opposition to a military attack on Damascus.

The Iranian envoy, for his part, submitted to Mansour a message by his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the ongoing developments in the region.

Mansour and Roknabadi also exchanged views on the latest developments in Lebanon and other parts of the region.

Last week, Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari lashed out at the United States for its warmongering policies against Syria, calling US President Barack Obama a “bully”.

“Who appointed the American administration to anticipate … the outcome and the findings – the final findings – of the UN mission…? How could the United States of America act unilaterally… from outside the context of the United Nations,” asked the Syrian envoy to the UN.

The US and other western countries have adopted the rhetoric of war against Syria over allegations that the Syrian government was behind a recent chemical attack near Damascus.

The call for military strike intensified after the militants operating inside Syria and the foreign-backed Syrian opposition claimed on August 21 that hundreds had been killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in the Damascus suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar. The Syrian government has strongly denied the claim, accusing the militants of the attack.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Bashar al-Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies sought hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of stirring unrests in Syria once again.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

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