Iran Warns Against Arming Syrian Rebels
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Iran on Sunday warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels battling its ally in Damascus, saying that this would threaten regional stability and increase the “risk of terrorism.”
“Some countries envisage arming the opposition with heavy and semi-heavy weaponry,” Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a speech to open an inter-Syria dialogue in Tehran.
“In reality, they seek to legitimize publicly what they have been doing in secret,” Salehi said, without naming any country.
On Monday, EU foreign ministers at talks in Brussels are due to discuss lifting a strict embargo on arms deliveries to Syria. France has publicly said it favors sending “defensive” weapons to the Syrian opposition.