Press TV - A senior Iranian official says the United States, Israeli regime and certain countries in the Middle East are supporting Takfiri terrorists in the region, stressing that such extremists�and their sponsors are on the verge of annihilation.
�Terrorists and extremist and Takfiri movements are backed by the US, the Zionists and some regional countries that do not want stability, security, independence and unity among regional countries,� Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, said in a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut on Friday.
He added that all terrorists and Takfiri groups in the region would be eliminated�in the near future.
He emphasized that Iran welcomes Lebanon�s stability and independence and pointed to last month's remark by�Hariri that he will join a coalition government with Hezbollah, saying, �The formation of a coalition government is undoubtedly a success for all the Lebanese people.�
The Lebanese premier, for his part, stressed the importance of stepping up resistance against extremist and Takfiri groups to tackle the serious challenges they are posing to the region.
Velayati�s meeting with Nasrallah
Velayati, who arrived in Beirut on Thursday to attend the second International Union of Resistance Scholars conference, also held a meeting with Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday.
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During the meeting, Velayati and Nasrallah exchanged views about the latest regional developments.
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The senior Iranian official also met with Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri.
Speaking after his meeting with Berri, the Leader�s advisor said Tehran and Beirut believe that the recent achievements made in the fight against terrorists in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq were in fact a victory for the resistance front and would be beneficial to the entire region.
�The Americans and Zionists seek to sow discord and defeat the resistance front and are currently exerting the highest level of pressure on Syria to make it fail,� Velayati said.
He emphasized that the US intends to partition Syria; however, Iran and Lebanon are in agreement�that Washington would fail to achieve this goal.