Iran has warned against any foreign ground incursion in Syria without the approval of the Syrian government, saying the move would only intensify the crisis in the conflict-stricken country.

Speaking at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the Syrian crisis is a result of meddlesome approach by certain regional and extra-regional countries, Press TV reported.

“The Syrian crisis is the result of interference by certain regional and international powers that want to impose their policies on the government and the people of Syria,” he said.

Iran believes that any action in the countries that are grappling with crisis should not violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of those countries and that any kind of measure taken without the approval of the governments in such countries would only lead to the escalation of the conflicts there, Jaberi Ansari said.

The Iranian official further said renouncing terrorism and supporting intra-Syrian talks can only settle the crisis in the Arab country.

Source: MENA