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Larijani offers Iran's support in visit to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq

Head of Iran's parliament Ali Larijani traveled to Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, where he met with top religious and political officials.
Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani (L)and Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri speak during a news conference in Baghdad December 24, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4J5WG
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Ali Larijani, speaker of Iran’s parliament, met with religious and political leaders on a trip to Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, all countries with which Iran has deep economic, security and political ties. Reformist Shargh Daily compiled some highlights and quotations from Larijani's trip using transcripts provided by Iranian news agencies.

In Lebanon, Larijani met with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. At the meeting, Nasrallah said, “The enemy has failed to make the recent conflicts into a wider Sunni-Shiite war,” adding that the conflict pits “terrorist groups against Islamist and people’s groups.” Larijani said, “Now it has become clear that Iran’s position against terrorist groups has been correct from the beginning.”

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