TEHRAN, August 3 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the presence of American military forces in the Persian Gulf and has questioned why US forces are “in Iran's backyard” some 7,000 miles away from home.
TEHRAN, February 17 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured the “illegal” military presence of the United States on the ground in Syria, saying Washington plans to keep its forces in the Arab country “forever.”
TEHRAN, February 10 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected recent allegations, saying that Iranian forces’ presence in Syria are is on international rules and regulations.
TEHRAN, February 6 - President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Russian President Vladimir Putin have expressed the opposition of their respective countries to the presence of foreign forces in Syria without the consent of the Syrian government and nation.
TEHRAN, October 26 - The United States highly regards its military in acknowledgment of the fact that it is America’s armed forces that give it much political maneuvering room around the globe. By the numbers alone, the US military has the most substantial presence overseas, and not just in countries nearby but also in lands far far away.