TEHRAN – Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow has said terrorism is a common threat to both Iran and Russia, noting that extremism can be uprooted in the region only through joint efforts.

“We believe that all the forces should be combined to tackle this issue and only after that (the countries could) be engaged in other problems,” Mehdi Sanaei told Sputnik on Tuesday.

He urged the U.S. to be more sincere in its fight on terrorism, in Syria in particular.

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