The UN begged Iran for help in solving the deepening crisis in Syria today as bombs continued to fall across the war-torn nation.In a desperate friend-finding mission to Tehran, special envoy Kofi Annan said Iran could play a vital role in halting Syria from slipping into all-out civil war.
His plea came as activists reported fresh violence a day before an international cease-fire is supposed to take effect.
Iran is one of Syria's strongest allies, and former U.N. chief Annan went there to bolster support for his faltering plan to stop the country's slide toward civil war.
'Iran, given its special relations with Syria, can be part of the solution,' Annan said during a news conference with Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. 'The geopolitical location of Syria is such that any miscalculation and error can have unimaginable consequences.' Read More
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