Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in an address to the Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) on Wednesday.
The defeat of Daesh means the defeat of Americas regional policy and thus we should expect that this defeat would probably mark the beginning of a new era of hostilities and regional tensions, with regional and extra-regional powers competing to consolidate their presence in conflict zones, he added.
Hatami warned that despite the fall of Daesh, the terror outfits Takfiri ideology is still alive and poses a threat to the world.
Iran remains strongly opposed to US unilateralism and hegemony as well as the Zionist regime's destructive and destabilizing policies that contribute to the spread of extremism and violence, Hatami said.
Any attempts directed at interventionism, aggression and disintegration of countries run counter to the interests of regional nations and government, the Iranian defense minister added.
The Islamic Republic, he said, favors a joint political initiative to resolve the Syria crisis and welcomes regional cooperation meant to end the suffering of the people of Yemen.
'Daesh remains global threat'
In a statement to the conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin saidDaesh has been completely defeated in Syria, but the Takfiri terrorist group still maintains its destructive potential to target different regions across the globe.
Putin made the remarks in a statement addressed to the participants in the Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS), which was read out by Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday.
Despite its military defeat, this terrorist group (Daesh) retains its significant destructive potential, it can change its tactics and launch attacks in different countries and regions in the world,Putin said.
Other extremist outfits also pose a great danger to the world, he added.
The Russian president further underlined the need for international cooperation to combat terrorism and block its development.
It is necessary tothink together aboutnew forms ofmultilateral cooperation that would allow us toconsolidate the gains made inthe fight againstterrorism and toprevent the further spread ofthis threat, he said.
Daesh started a campaign of terror in Iraq and Syria in 2014, occupying territory in the two Arab countries and establishing a self-proclaimedcaliphate there.
Soon, the Iraqi and Syrian armies galvanized to retake Daesh-held territory and the terrorist group was gradually stripped of all the land it had occupied in the two Arab countries.
At the Damascus governments request, Iran and Russia have been assisting Syria in its fight against terrorists.
Tehran gives the Syrian army military advisory assistance, while Moscow provides air cover to its ground operations against terrorists.
The Iraqi army also receives such assistance from Iran.
US after Syria oil
Syrian Deputy Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Shawa also addressed the conference, saying the US is trying to gain control over Syrian oil fields and is helping Daesh for this purpose.
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Syrias Deputy Defense Minister Mahmoud Shawa attends the VII Moscow Conference on International Security on April 4, 2018. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Washington has decided to invent various pretexts to justify keeping the illegal presence of their bases and troops on Syrian soil in order to establish control and domination over the oil fields in order to separate Syria, Shawa said.
He also accused the US of violating humanitarian law during its military operation in Syria, but hailed Russia and Irans contribution to the end of the war of attrition.
