US troops’ presence in Syria is illegal, Kanaani says

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani reiterated that the US troops’ presence in Syria is an occupation and an illegal act.

“No action can be taken in Syria away from the opinion of its government and its people,” Kanaani said on Monday in the weekly press conference

He added that the U.S. must respond to the Syrian government’s demand to withdraw from its territory and stop plundering its resources.”