Iran holds conference for reconciliation in Syria

ran held a conference today, Sunday, for around 200 Syrian opposition members and the National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar. However, there was no mention whether any of Syria’s major rebel or exile groups, most of whom distrust Iran, a major ally of their adversary President Bashar al Assad, had attended. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi blamed “foreign intervention and irresponsible armed groups” for the uprising, and stated that Iran supports peaceful solutions to the crisis.
The conference is seen as a reaction to last week’s Qatar meeting, where opposition groups convened to form a coalition to topple Assad.