Iran rejects US suggestion of Syrian peace talks role

ANKARA: Iran yesterday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a US suggestion that it could be involved “from the sidelines” as not respecting its dignity. US Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Sunday there might be ways Iran could “contribute from the sidelines” in a so-called Geneva 2 peace conference in Montreux, Switzerland, on Jan 22 ...