TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) � Leader�s senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati said Saudis are under the illusion that they have closer ties than Iran with Arab states as Iran has no problems with [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).


Speaking in an interview with the Lebanese al-Mayadeen television channel, Adviser to the Leader and Head of Strategic Research Center�Ali Akbar Velayati noted that Iran would never interfere with Lebanon�s domestic affairs as no country possesses the right to do so in the existing critical situation; �Aleppo is Syria's second most important city and its liberation remains a top priority.�

The official urged the legitimate government of Syria to find a solution through political dialogue; �friends and enemies of Syria are cognizant that no foreign option can be imposed on the Syrian people.�

Touching upon Bashar al-Assad�s presidency, Iran�s Velayati underlined �given that Syrians elected al-Assad as their president two years ago, he will remain in the office until a different decision is taken on the part of the Syrian nation.�

He pointed to the need to amend Syria�s constitution via the legal government adding �Assad�s staying in position until the end of his office marks Iran�s redline."

Velayati deemed the existence of a consensus between Russia and the US on all Syrian issues as less likely; �undoubtedly, Moscow-Washington have differences on Bashar al-Assad as Americans want the Syrian president to step aside."

Head of Strategic Research Center highlighted that the Iranian people�s resistance will support Syria and Iraq in dealing with terrorists saying �we would support any legal entity in Iraq and we oppose all illegal measures in the neighboring country; US�and Saudi Arabia have no right to interfere in Iraq's internal affairs.�

Pointing to Iran-US relations, the official said �Americans are not sincere in talks with Iran as they have failed to fulfill commitments and build barriers for every party that wants to engage with Iran.�

Leader�s senior advisor also referred to Iran-Saudi Arabia relations,�commenting,��Iran supports Iraqi and Syrian governments while Saudis are backing the enemies of the two countries; we have good relations with the [Persian]�Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) though Saudis mistakenly think that they have stronger ties than Iran with Arab states.�

At the end of his remarks, Velayati highlighted the situation in Yemen concluding �despite a year of invasion of in Yemen, we observe that the nation is stronger compared with the past.�

By Mehr News Agency