Hassan Rouhani tells Emmanuel Macron Iran 'not seeking to dominate' Mideast
By AFP | Published: 21st November 2017 05:44 PM |
Last Updated: 21st November 2017 05:44 PM | A+A A- |
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (File | Reuters)
TEHRAN: Iran is not seeking to "dominate" the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, according to the Iranian presidency.
"Our presence in Iraq and Syria is at the invitation of the governments of those countries to fight terrorism," Rouhani was quoted as saying in a telephone call with Macron.
"Iran does not seek to dominate" the region, he added, days after Paris accused Tehran of "hegemonic" ambitions in the Middle East.
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