Syria Crisis: Iran Cannot Go to Geneva for Peace Talks--US

[Comrade Grumpy]

Source: BBC

The US has urged the UN to drop its invitation to Iran to join peace talks on Syria, due to begin on Wednesday.

US officials and the Western-backed opposition said Iran had not backed the aim of the peace talks, which was to form a Syrian transitional government.

The opposition National Coalition said it would pull out if Iran, a key ally of Syria's regime, goes to the talks.

Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad has reiterated that he will not share power with the National Coalition.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25809667

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Stupid move by the US. Iran is a major player and key Syria ally.

Of course, these talks are a cobbled-together farce with a faction of a faction of the rebels participating, anyway.

[cosmicone]

1. Throwing the rebels under the bus is long overdue

we should not have gotten involved to begin with.

[Steviehh]

2. Amen, brother

False flag chem weapons, al Qaeda, overthrowing government.

Been dere, done dat