Larijani stated on Friday that the release of the Iranian abductees showed Iran’s behavior in regional relations is insightful.
He added that Iran has from the start called for political reforms in Syria because to establish security in the crisis-stricken Arab nation reforms must be implemented first.
“Certain Western states used to think that they could simply succeed [in achieving their objectives] in Syria. A number of regional countries that pursue certain political desires have [added fuel] to this fire,” Larijani pointed out.
The Iranian official said Western and regional countries have now come to realize that they cannot solve the Syrian conflict through military intervention and by sending arms to Syrian rebels.
Larijani said countries involved in the Syrian crisis will find out in the future what trap they have fallen into.
“The interesting point is that certain countries that know nothing of democracy are claiming to be advocating democracy in Syria,” he added.
Forty-eight Iranian pilgrims, who were kidnapped by foreign-backed Syrian armed men several months ago, arrived at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The abductees arrived in Tehran, a day after they were released in a swap deal between the Syrian government and armed opposition groups.
They had been kidnapped by the militants on August 4, 2012, when traveling on a bus from Damascus International Airport to the shrine of Hazrat Zainab (AS) on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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