Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said that a weak Syria “pleases” Israel, and accused Iran’s longtime rival Saudi Arabia of promoting poverty and terrorism by continuing to bomb Yemeni rebels and supporting armed rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Addressing a conference in Tehran and quoted by The Associated Press (AP), Rouhani suggested that destroying Syria won't strengthen those governments in the region which support the anti-Assad rebels.
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