Iran does not see ground offensive in Syria by US, allies

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"There will not be an intention of a ground intervention because they failed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we oppose any foreign intervention in the region by these states," Supreme National Security Council Director Ali Shamkhani said in a news conference televised from Damascus.

His remarks were rendered into Arabic by a translator.

(Writing by Tom Perry/Mariam Karouny; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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