US says no Syria reconstruction aid if Iran stays
Thursday 11/October/2018 - 05:27 PM
The United States said it will refuse any post-war
reconstruction assistance to Syria if Iran is present, The Daily Mail reported
on Thursday.
"The onus for expelling Iran from the country
falls on the Syrian government, which bears responsibility for its presence
there," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Jewish Institute for
National Security of America.
"If Syria doesn't ensure the total withdrawal
of Iranian-backed troops, it will not receive one single dollar from the United
States for reconstruction," Pompeo said.
