MOSCOW. Dec 4 (Interfax) - The presence of the United States in Syria is illegitimate and creates problems in the region, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday.
"We [Russia and Iran] went there at the request of the Syrian government and are fighting terrorism, but the Americans' presence is absolutely illegitimate, and they are creating certain problems with their presence," he said during a meeting with Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.