Thread by @MSuchkov_ALM

Top international adviser to #Iran's SP Ali Akbar Velayati speaking @ValdaiClub now:says term #MiddleEast is British concept, he'd rather use West Asia/North Africa,argues due to #US influence some countries seek to play greater regional role (than they can)

Velayati:*throughout history external powers sought to dominate Mideast, #US no exception here, #Libya, #Somalia brought manifestations of western FP,#Trump seeks to undermine region,he wants to partition #Syria as they did w/ 🇱🇾 & #Iraq - bith once big, important states

Velayati: New element is after Islamic Revolution #Iran able to conduct policies independent of Western states, this is real reason why #US seeks to counter IRN.But if ot were not for #Russia & IRN, Leader of Nusra would be ruling today in #Damascus, head of #ISIS-in #Baghdad.

Velayati: #US, #Israel support these terrorist groups, been giving them arms, medical treatment, it's a big conspiracy where #KSA, #Qatar, #Turkey too participated. We, #Hezbollah rished to help #Syria, #Putin deserves credit for joining this fight

Velayati:When #US says #Iran has to leave #Syria, #Iraq-we didnt come there upon American request & won lt leave under American threats. Whereas US there w/ their own aggressive presence w/ot invitation.

Velayati: What business is it to #US what #Iran doing im #Syria? And what America itself doing there - we are inour region, you go back to Western Hemisphere. I tell #Russia/n officials-today they want us out of SYR, tomorrow will demand that YOU have to depart, it's their plan

Velayati: Once we leave #Syria, #Russia too will be forced to leave, more than 25K #ISIS terrorists now sitting home in #Iraq, once they feel we are weak, they will come out with new attacks.

Velayati: When it comes to problems in their countries they seek alliamces, solutions,when it comes to our problems they suggest division & partition,they divided #Iraq in 3 parts, they want #Syria in 5,but will stand up to them to make them back down from our region

Velayati asked to comment on @netanyahu statement on #Russia efforts to remove #Iran from #Syria-#Israel border,dodges answer,says IRN cant care less about what "head of Zionist regime"says:"He is speakimg way too much,even his Western parterns avoid meeting him tired of his talk

Velayati: #Iran's presence in #Syria is not about #Israel,we are discussing our moves w/ #Moscow & #Damascus, not Israel, they dont need to know our moves.

Velayati says he is skeptical about #Putin @realDonaldTrump summit:#Trump unpredictale man, every morning he wakes up he makes new decisions, font think he'll offer #Putin smth logical. Whereas #Rus President is clever and brave man, he stands up for his principles

Velayati ruled out meeyings with #Trump, his administration, says "these people cant be trusted, dont deserve doing business with", we cant have them meet with us, make empty promises and then say in their propaganda that they made progress in dealing with #Iran