Syrian troopers are seen on a tank in the town of Qusayr, June 5, 2013.[/caption]Iran and Cuba have expressed concerns about the consequences of any foreign military action against Syria, stressing a political approach to resolve the crisis in the Arab country.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla expressed their deep reservations about the threats of military action against Syria in a telephone conversation on Wednesday.
During their conversation, Zarif and Parrilla reviewed the latest developments in Syria, highlighting the need for a political settlement of the conflict in the country.
Zarif further censured any use of chemical weapons and urged the international community to pay more attention to the destructive role of the terrorist and Takfiri groups in the region, particularly in Syria.
Parrilla also noted that any use of force against Syria is doomed to fail, saying a political solution is needed in the war-ravaged country.
The top Cuban diplomat also congratulated Zarif on his appointment and subsequent approval by the Majlis as Irans foreign minister.
The rhetoric of war against Syria first gained momentum on August 21, when the militants operating inside the Middle Eastern country and the foreign-backed Syrian opposition claimed that over a thousand people had been killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in the Damascus suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar.
Damascus categorically rejected the accusation.
Nevertheless, a number of Western countries, particularly the US, France, and the UK, hastily began a publicity campaign to promote military action against the Syrian nation.
The talk of war reached a peak on Tuesday, August 27, when media outlets revealed US plans to wage an attack against Syria for the first time.
Later, however, domestic and international calls against a potential war forced some of the warmongering countries to tone down their war rhetoric.
Washington, nevertheless, has remained defiant, saying it will go ahead with its military plans against Syria without the approval of the United Nations or even the support of its allies.
Despite earlier reservations, US lawmakers drafted a bipartisan measure on Wednesday, allowing US military intervention in Syria without the use of ground troops, pending passage in both houses of Congress.
To prevent a long-term US military commitment in the country, however, the draft measure also imposes a 90-day deadline for Washingtons war effort.
The American insistence on waging war against Syria comes as the team of UN inspectors, who recently visited the Arab country to probe the sites of chemical attacks, has yet to release its findings.
By Press TV
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