Iranian official says US, all countries have 'duty' to confront terror in Syria

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran is "happy" with the Palestinian unity agreement and that, with regard to the next prime minister of Iraq, "whoever the Iraqis agree on will enjoy the full support of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
(From L-R) Iran's ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud receive condolences at the Iranian embassy for Iranian cultural attache to Lebanon, Ebrahim Ansari, who was killed during the two suicide bombings that occurred on Tuesday, in Beirut November 20, 2013. Two suicide bombings rocked Iran's embassy compound in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian cultural attache and hurlin
(From L-R) Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud receive condolences at the Iranian Embassy after two suicide bombings occurred in Beirut, Nov. 20, 2013. - REUTERS/Sharif Karim
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said it is “the duty of the whole world, including the United States, to help the Syrian government confront extremism and terrorism.”

“We won’t forget President [Bashar al-] Assad’s role in defending the resistance bloc all these years,” Abdollahian said. “Therefore, we’ll help him confront terrorism.”

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