Foreign plans for Middle East security unattainable: Iran

Iran's defense minister says foreign plans for bolstering security in the Middle East will inevitably fail and any plan made for this purpose must originate within the region.

Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in Russia's capital on Tuesday as he arrived to take part in Moscow International Security Conference.

“Security plans made outside the region cannot be realized, because they are not familiar with the nature of regional organs and also are not compatible with the interests of the regional countries,” he added.

He said all foreign plans aimed at bolstering security in the region have failed, adding that an alliance formed by the resistance front supported the Syrian government in the genuine fight against terrorism and succeeded in defeating Daesh terrorist group.

However, the US-led coalition pursued a very selective approach based on its own interests in the anti-terror campaign, the Iranian defense minister emphasized.

The Syrian Army, backed by Russian air cover, is conducting an operation against the terrorists holed up in the Damascus suburb and, at the same time, evacuating civilians through humanitarian corridors.

Since September 2015, Moscow has been launching military operations in Syria, targeting the positions of Daesh and other terrorist groups upon an official request from the Damascus government.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian defense minister said he would hold talks with Russian officials about ways to strengthen military cooperation and added that Tehran and Moscow have good cooperation on regional and international issues.

EA