“Syria should not become such that our way would be blocked. We must have Syria. If the chain from Iran to Lebanon be torn, there would be precarious developments,” Rafsanjani added.
A website in Iran reported on January 1 that Rafsanjani, a key player in the regime, told the Iraqi delegation that he is aware that “the situation in Iraq is not as such that something could be done to resolve” the crisis. however he urged the Iraqi delegation to “find a solution because this is paramount for the future.”