Military strike on Syria will destabilize region – Khamenei to Erdogan
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A military strike on Syria would destabilize the region and would benefit terrorists, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
This came during Erdogan’s visit to Iran to attend Tehran summit with his Russian and Iranian counterparts.
Before the summit, Khamenei received Erdogan and told him that a military strike on Syria would destabilize the region and benefit terrorists.
The Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit is being held in Tehran within the framework of Astana Peace Talks, which will be held on July 20 and 21.
The Syrian crisis tops the agenda that will be discussed during the summit, amid expectations that Turkey will try to win a green light to launch its potential military operation on northern Syria.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently announced plans to carry out another major military cross-border incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan specified his targets in the two northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat.
On July 1, Erdogan said that Ankara’s new military operation in northern Syria could begin at any moment.
“I always say that we can start [the incursion] at any moment at night. We should not worry and rush, especially since we are working in the area,” Erdogan told reporters after returning from the NATO summit in Madrid.