TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that he is ready to negotiate with anybody and any country and visit anywhere if it helps prevent more bloodshed in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.

“If I deem it necessary that security will be established in Syria, Iraq or Yemen, and that the people of these countries will be relieved, I would visit anywhere if necessary and talk to anyone if necessary, but it will be conditioned on this point that I be sure that it will protect the lives and security of these countries,” Rouhani told reporters upon his arrival in Tehran from New York.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Syria and elsewhere whose countries have turned into battlegrounds for terrorists such as Daesh have took refuge in European countries.

“The children of these people are displaced behind the European borders and are begging for shelter and food and this is below the dignity of Iran and the (countries of the) region,” the president said.

Obama says U.S. will work with Russia, Iran to end Syria crisis


President Barack Obama said on Monday that the U.S. would be willing to work with Russia and Iran to end the civil war in Syria, acknowledging the current U.S. strategy has done nothing to curb the violence and rise of Daesh, also known as ISIS and ISIL, USNews reported.

“The United States is prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran, to resolve the conflict,” Obama told world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly. “But we must recognize that there cannot be, after so much bloodshed, so much carnage, a return to the pre-war status quo.”

The U.S. has had fraught relations with both Russia and Iran, but the two countries remain important players in Syria. They continue to support President Bashar Assad, whom the U.S. and its allies say cannot be a part of the political solution needed to end the civil war. At least 200,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced inside Syria and to both neighboring and European countries.

Obama said compromise will be required to end the fighting, but a political transition must move the country out of Assad's hands. He said an inclusive government is the only way to end the “chaos.”

“If we cannot work together more effectively, we will all suffer the consequences. That is true for the United States, as well,” Obama said.

“No matter how powerful our military, how strong our economy, we understand the United States cannot solve the world's problems alone.”

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