Iran's president urges US to end 'unjustified' presence in Syria - China.org.cn

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday the U.S. presence in the eastern Euphrates in Syria is not "justified" under any pretext, urging the Americans to leave the region, according to the official news agency IRNA.

Raisi made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran after a trilateral meeting on the situation in Syria.

The Iranian president said during the seventh meeting of the three guarantors of the Astana format, the three countries underlined the necessity of respecting Syria's sovereignty and ensuring its territorial integrity.

He noted that the Americans' presence in eastern Euphrates is not justified and they must leave that region.

Raisi urged the delivery of international humanitarian aid to Syria to continue in order to help resolve Syrians' economic and livelihood problems.