Greetings fellow representatives of the international community.

I am the representative from

Iran and I am here to discuss my countrys position on the Syrian Crisis. Iran has had a history
with many issues that Syria faces today, chemical weapons being used against citizens, a
regime change from one that had been largely supported by the West, and the understanding of
how foreign involvement affects a young nation. The United Nations was built on the idea that
we could reduce war by a plethora of understanding spreading between nations. This mission
can only carry on as long as states continue to recognize the sovereignty of fellow nations.
While Iran respects the will of the people and desires a political solution to end the civil war, we
also want to make sure that the state is safe and able to deal with the catastrophic terror threat
the state faces. The Assad government may not be the perfect government and may not even
be the solution, but leaving a power vacuum in the region leaves the possibility for a terrorist
state to arise. We have seen Western involvement whose intentions was supposedly for the
good of the people it affected, however this has led to the mujahideen and the expanding reach
of Wahhabism to name two examples. Iran believes that despite propaganda the roots of
conflict in this region are political as opposed to primarily religious, thus a political solution is the
best possible route. In terms of the humanitarian crisis we feel deep pain for those trapped in
this embroiled situation, we will continue to do our best to supply continued aid. Iran is willing to
join with other nations to set aside differences to bring aid and relief to those in need in Iraq and
Syria. Iran is also willing to continue to engage in continued negotiation with other regional and
international leaders to bring an end to the violence. Irans first priority is the people within Syria
and Iraq, we will strive to make sure they are protected to the best of our ability. To do this we
will need to make sure that the regional power Saudi Arabia and the United States are not
wielding influence over the outcomes. Iran believe that in order to ensure that the situation does
not descend further into chaos, leaders must agree to eliminate the terrorist threat that is IS and
the various counterparts like the Nursra front first. Only when that threat has quelled can we
truly start to solve problems with the syrian government and rebel forces within borders. While
we wait for that time we must try to get a political consensus that allows humanitarian aid to the
region and stops the unnecessary violence being carried out.

Facts for questions

1. Number of refugees in Iran: ~979,000, mostly afghani, pretty much no Syrian
refugees
2. Dollars of aid sent: sends food and supplies mostly or direct aid tonnes of flour
each day other supplies in large dumps (28,000 blankets, 400 tents, 800 rugs, 5,000 oil
heaters, 1,400 boxes of dried bread, eight tonnes of medicines, 700 sets of dishware and
165,000 food cans to people in Aleppo.)

3. The Assad Regime is the best current solution and that is the official stance of
Iran
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