Iran welcomes Syria deal, urges political solution
By REUTERS
DUBAI - Iran, a close ally and military backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad, welcomed a US-Russian deal for a truce in Syria, saying on Sunday the conflict should be ended through politics.The agreement, by the powers that back opposing sides in the five-year-old war, promises a nationwide truce from sundown on Monday, improved access for humanitarian aid and joint military targeting of hardline Islamist groups."Iran supports any ceasefire and peace plan to end the humanitarian crisis in Syria or limit it that involves a political solution ... based on the Syrian people's votes," said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, quoted by the state news agency IRNA.
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