LAST UPDATE 16:54
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday that any attack by Ankara in northern Syria would be “damaging” to the region, clearly stating Tehran’s opposition to a new Turkish incursion into the region.
His statement came shortly before Iran’s ultraconservative President Ibrahim Raisi hosted his counterparts from Russia and Turkey for talks on the Syrian conflict.
Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to launch a military offensive in northern Syria to create a “safe zone” that would drive Kurdish fighters 30 kilometers back from the Turkish border.
On Tuesday, Khamenei told him that “this is definitely detrimental to Syria, Turkey and the region and will not fulfill the political action expected from the Syrian government.”
“Terrorism must be fought, but a military attack on Syria will also benefit the terrorists,” Khamenei said, according to his official website.
The Iranian leader called for the issue to be resolved through dialogue between Ankara, Damascus, Moscow and Tehran.
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Source: Capital
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