‘Iranians not requesting to leave Syria’

July 25th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

“No request for coming back to Iran has been sent to the [Iranian] Foreign Ministry. If a request is filed, it will be definitely met and we will take the necessary measures,” Salehi said on Wednesday.

“Damascus was calm today and there has been no problem,” Salehi said, adding that the Foreign Ministry is not advising the Iranian nationals to return, although the decision is for them to make.

The Iranian foreign minister stated that Tehran has banned travel to Syria by land to guarantee the safety of pilgrims.

Iran banned land travels to Syria in February after about 30 Iranian nationals were abducted by unidentified armed men in the Middle Eastern country.

Syria has been the scene of unrest since mid-March, 2011, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing protesters. But Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

MYA/SS/AZ