Sunday, July 22, 2012

Iran Not Evacuating Citizens from Syria - FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi today denied reports that Iran will evacuate its citizens from Syria due to the worsening situation in the country. Salehi actually said that the situation in Syria is “calm.”

“Syria is calm and Iranian nationals who are there have no problem and there is no need to conduct any special action,” Salehi said. (IRNA, 22 July)

Several hundred thousand Iranians travel to Syria each year to make pilgrimages to a Shiite holy site in Damascus.


Unknown said...

How typical!
Sacrificing their citizens lives in order to convey a point that they hadn't given up on the Syrian regime.

Anonymous said...

They are there for them to be martyred for Mr Salehi and the Islamic regime.
Like Dracula the Islamic regime needs blood of martyrs to survive.