Rouhani: Iran financed, armed Iraq, Syria in war against ISIS
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his
administration, despite economic difficulties, financed and armed
Iraqi and Syrian forces in the war against the IS terrorist group
(ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) over the past several years.
“Who did provide Iraq with money to acquire arms they needed to
fight against the IS? Who did provide the Syrian nation with money
for their needs?" Rouhani asked, IRNA news agency quoted him as
saying at a conference in Tehran on Tuesday.
President Rouhani also asserted that his administration built up
support for Syria and Iraq in a situation that Iran itself was
suffering from international sanctions.
He further called for national unity against enemies saying Iran
has enemies in both, the region and the world.
Iran has reportedly set up and armed several Shia militias to help
Baghdad and Damascus in fight against the IS since the crisis
sparked off in Syria and Iraq.
It seems that the president who has recently faced unprecedented
attacks by hardline opponents made the remarks responding to recent
criticisms over the government’s domestic and international
policies.
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