(Newsweek) Tom O'Connor - Iran has rejected Russia's call for all foreign troops to leave Syria. Russian President Putin met with Syrian President Assad on Friday in Sochi and said that all foreign forces should eventually leave Syria. On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi responded: "No one can force Iran to do anything, Iran is an independent country that determines its own policies. The presence of Iran is at the invitation of the Syrian government."
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