Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Washington sent messages to him asking for negotiations on Afghanistan.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Defense and Security in West Asia in Tehran, Shamkhani rejected Washington’s claims that Tehran has called for talks with the US.
“During my recent visit to Afghanistan, the Americans asked me twice for negotiations,” the Iranian official said.
He highlighted the US failures in regional countries, including Afghanistan and Syria, stressing that the US did not play any positive role in the collapse of ISIL terror group in Syria.
The United States failed in its strategy in Syria and faces a contradiction in the East Euphrates region, and this situation dictates nothing but the departure of the US,” Shamkhani stressed.
“Today, the Americans are talking about leaving Afghanistan,” he said, adding that they have not fulfilled any of their obligations to ensure security in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Shamkhani pointed to Iran’s recent negotiations with Taliban on the Afghan-Afghan peace issues, dismissing the possibility of holding talks with ISIL and Nusra Front terrorists.
The withdrawal of US forces provides a golden opportunity for Afghanistan to strengthen its defense and military capabilities by relying on its own potential, the Iranian official said, adding that the US presence in the region has resulted in nothing but wars and insecurity.
Source: Iranian media
