Iranian Lawmaker Asserts Syrian People Have Sole Right to Determine Their Future

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Abbas Moqtadaei, the deputy chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, has affirmed that the Syrian people alone should decide their country's future.

Speaking at the 17th Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow on Monday, the Iranian parliamentarian emphasized that external powers such as Israel and the United States should refrain from interfering in Syria’s internal affairs, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

Moqtadaei, who represented Iran at the event, warned that any external intervention in Syria would exacerbate instability and prolong unrest.

He also accused the US and its European allies, including the UK, France, and Germany, of complicity in regional instability, pointing to their support for "state terrorism" by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.

Moqtadaei's remarks followed reports on Sunday of the armed Syrian opposition forces taking control of Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad leaving the country.

Highlighting Iran's opposition to foreign intervention, Moqtadaei reiterated Tehran's stance against US involvement in the region, accusing Washington of unilateralism, war-mongering, and fostering insecurity globally.

He called for regional unity to counter American influence and proposed collective efforts to ensure peace and stability.

He reaffirmed his country's readiness to cooperate in achieving collective security and promoting peace which he believed could lead to enhanced security and a safer world.