Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that excluding Iran from the anti-terrorist coalition on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations would be a mistake.
"If there are suspicions, then let’s consider them. But to exclude Iran from the
anti-terrorist coalition on one’s bare word is not sensible, and the United
States is famous for being sensible,” Sputnik quoted him as saying in his
interview with the NTV channel on Sunday.
The U.S. must admit that the Iran-supported Hezbollah is also fighting against
the terrorists of Daesh, Lavrov said.
"Yes, [the U.S.] relations with Iran are now much more troubled than they were
under Barack Obama’s presidency. But we speak for actions based on common sense.
If President [Donald] Trump sees his main priority on the international arena in
the fight against terrorism, then they have to admit that, say, in Syria, the
main forces fighting against Daesh besides the Syrian army supported by the
Russian Aerospace Forces are units of Hezbollah that have Iran’s support,”
Lavrov said
He added that the U.S. will have to choose their priorities.
source: Tehran times