Iranian Delegation Heads to Syria, Lebanon

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A delegation of Iranian MPs left on Saturday for Syria and Lebanon to examine the situation there and "condemn the use of chemical weapons by terrorist groups," parliamentary officials said.

The three-member delegation, headed by the president of parliament's influential foreign policy committee, Allaeddine Boroujerdi, is expected to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, one official said.

Their visit comes after US President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States was weighing "limited, narrow" action against Syria.
"The purpose of this visit is to examine the situation in Syria, condemn the use of chemical weapons by terrorist groups, and insist on the need to find a political solution to the Syria crisis," parliamentary official Hossein Cheikholislam was quoted as saying on the Iranian parliament's website.

Earlier, Iran issued stern warnings against any US-led military action targeting Syria.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke by telephone with UN special envoy for Syria al-Akhdar Ibrahimi to "warn against any adventurism that will have serious consequences".

Iranian media reported that Zarif also called a dozen European and Arab foreign ministers to "condemn the use of chemical weapons" in Syria, to "criticize the war-mongering [of the US and its allies] and raise concern about the consequences of any military action in the region".

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team