Leader’s aide: Iran opposes any buffer zone in Syria

“Iran opposes any kind of foreign interference in the regional countries and will stand up against cruelty, conspiracies, aggression and malicious plots of enemies to undermine and disintegrate the regional states,” said Ali Akbar Velayati.

Velayati who is an adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation of representatives from Syrian tribes in Tehran on Saturday.

The official stressed Iran’s strong support for Syria, saying any buffer zone and foreign interference in Syria or any other place in the region is tantamount to a demographic change and disintegration of countries.

That would amount to handing over parts of Syria to foreigners, Velayati added.

The Iranian official said the buffer zone would provide a safe haven for foreign-backed terrorists who have committed crimes in Syria. “How is it possible to create security for them and give them a region of Syria?” Velayati asked. 

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The Iranian official also said that any change in Syria’s constitution should to be made only by the Syrian people and without the intervention of any other country.

He also expressed confidence that the Syrian people and government would soon liberate terrorist-held Idlib province.