Tehran: Assad refused asylum in Iran

The Syrian dictator Bashar Assad refused the shelter proposed to him and his family in Iran. According to Interfax, the corresponding statement of the Minister of Security of Iran Mahmud Alavi handed over on Saturday by the Lebanese television channel Al-Mayyadin.

The proposal, Alavi said, was received through the Kasem Soleimani - the commander of Al -Kuds, units of the Corps of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. As RBC clarifies , Soleimani convinced Assad that it would be easier for the dictator to “continue the struggle” in exile.

However, Assad said that his family, like other Syrian families living in the capital, does not intend to leave Damascus.

Alavi assured that Iran would continue to support the Syrian dictator, and the connections between Tehran and Damascus are stronger than ever.

The comments of the Syrian side in connection with the statement of Alawi are not known.

On Saturday, it also became known that the United States invited Russia to introduce a new system of round -the -clock control of the ceasefire in Syria. The idea is to distinguish between the territories of the country where there are no fighting. According to US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Moscow a proposal is considered "over the next week or so" the decision will be made.

At the same time, Kerry expressed distrust of Vladimir Putin’s statements that the Kremlin’s task in Syria is the fight against terrorism. “We are not going to sit and watch how he supports the regime and strikes the opposition,” said the Secretary of State. “It is obvious that we are not so stupid.”