PARIS: Maryam Rajavi, head of the Paris-based opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran said on Sunday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was responsible for the nuclear program that had now “gone up in smoke” and needed to go.
“Now Khamenei must go. The Iranian people welcome the end of the war and seek peace and freedom,” she said in a statement, following unprecedented US strikes that President Donald Trump said had “obliterated” its key nuclear facilities.
“Khamenei is responsible for an unpatriotic project that, in addition to costing countless lives, has cost the Iranian people at least $2 trillion— and now, it has all gone up in smoke.”
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Iran’s Paris-based opposition head says time for Khamenei to go, after US hits nuclear sites
Iran’s Paris-based opposition head says time for Khamenei to go, after US hits nuclear sites
Saudi Arabia welcomes the ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, via a statement on X on Friday.
The ministry said the Kingdom hopes that this comprehensive agreement will contribute to supporting Syria’s path toward peace, security, and stability, in a manner that fulfills the aspirations of the brotherly Syrian people and enhances its national unity.
The ministry also renewed its full support for all the efforts exerted by the Syrian government in safeguarding the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of its lands.
“We appreciate the responsiveness of the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces to the Kingdom’s endeavors and the efforts made by the United States of America in consolidating the de-escalation and reaching this agreement.”
The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led group the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday they had agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire and a phased integration of military and administrative bodies into the Syrian state under a broad deal.
Under the agreement, forces that had amassed on front lines in the country’s north would pull back and Interior Ministry security forces will deploy to the centers of the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli in the northeast, both currently held by the SDF. Local security forces will be merged.
The sides announced the deal after Syrian government forces under President Ahmed Al-Sharaa captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the SDF this month, forcing the Kurdish forces to retreat into a shrinking enclave.
The agreement includes the formation of a military division that will include three SDF brigades, in addition to the formation of a brigade for forces in the SDF-held town of Kobani, also known as Ain Al-Arab, which will be affiliated to the governorate of Aleppo.
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