Masoud Saad/Seven Billion Today
“Whether they want to or not, the Americans must leave Syria. Now 90 percent of Syrian soil is under the control of the government and the rest will soon be freed by the Syrian army. One of the important regional and foreign policy goals of the Islamic Republic is the stability and complete security of Syria. And establishing normal conditions in Syria and the return of the people of this country to their normal lives.”
Ali Akbar Velayati, Senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 7, 2019