Iran has no reason for interfering in Syria’s internal affairs: MP

An Iranian lawmaker has dismissed recent allegations by the so-called Free Syria Army claiming Iran is interfering in Syria, saying there is no reason for Tehran to meddle with internal affairs of the Arab country.

“We definitely have no reason to interfere in Syria’s affairs because this country has an army and extensive facilities and its army is comprised of armed popular groups which are resisting,” Chairman of the Majlis (parliament) Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Friday.

He added that armed opposition groups in Syria, backed by foreign countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are leveling such allegations against Iran due to their failure to change the current political structure in the Arab state.

The Iranian lawmaker reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s support for Syria and added that Damascus has been at the forefront of fight against the Israeli regime for years and has always supported resistance groups, particularly Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Chief of the International Human Rights Commission Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan said in January that the so called Free Syrian Army is just a group of terrorists, stressing that Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are granting money and weapons to the terrorists in Syria.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed in the raging turmoil.

The Syrian government says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of militants are foreign nationals.

Several international human rights organizations have accused the foreign-sponsored militants fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.