Iran Condemns Foreign Meddling in Syria’s Internal Affairs

A senior Iranian official condemned certain foreign countries for interfering in Syria’s internal affairs, and called on the Damascus government and the opposition forces to create a proper atmosphere for holding nationwide talks.

“Iran supports the UN-Arab League Envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria and rejects all types of foreign interference and arming of the rebellions; both sides of the conflict should care not to break the truce in order to make an atmosphere for holding national talks,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said in Zagreb Wednesday.

“Iran and G5+1 talks could involve various issues including Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities; if Iran’s nuclear rights are respected any ambiguity related to Iran’s nuclear program can easily be clarified.”

“Since Iran has enough power to defend its territories optimally, the possibility of any war against Iran is very weak; Iran could not be compared with Iraq if attacked by foreign countries because it has the complete support of the Iranian nation.”

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.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking 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.