SANA – Adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution in the field of defense industries Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan stressed that terrorists in Idleb should be eliminated as they constitute a threat not only to Syria, but to the security of the region.

Answering a question on the anticipated battle of Idleb in an interview with Russia Today TV, Dehghan said that “terrorists shouldn’t be left moving towards other areas, but they should be eliminated in Idleb because they will threaten security wherever they are.”

He reiterated that the US military presence in Syria is illegitimate and it violates the international law because it didn’t came upon a request by the Syrian Government, affirming that Iran will continue to support Syria on different levels.

R. Jazaeri