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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, from right, speaks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem as Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad listens during their meeting at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, August 5, 2015.

Iran and the United States have already denied that they were cooperating against the Jihadists in Iraq and Syria.

For his part, al Moualem hailed the recent nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers and pointed out to the global support for the deal as a sign of the Iranian leadership’s “wisdom”.

The paper, however, could not verify whether the two Arab ministers might hold a meeting under the Kremlin’s supervision.

Iran would continue consultations with the regional countries to find a “democratic approach” to the crisis in Syria, Amir-Abdollahian said. “If four years ago they believed war is the only solution, now they prefer to focus on diplomacy”, he was quoted as saying by Fars News Agency.

On Tuesday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reaffirmed the country’s policy of support for its allies and friends in the region, including Syria.

Gentiloni conveyed the official invitation from Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during a visit to Tehran, his first since Iran reached a nuclear deal with world powers last month that will see global sanctions lifted.

Russian Federation has called for wider global cooperation to fight Islamic State and says gains on the ground by the ultra-radical jihadist group mean even those who oppose Assad should now join ranks with Damascus to fight the common enemy. The mainly expatriate political opposition Syrian National Coalition, backed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the West, has lost credibility due to the withdrawal of the Local Co-ordination Committees, the sole component with some domestic support.

Feeling strengthened following the Vienna pact, Iran is planning to submit a roadmap to end the four-year old political crisis in ally Syria.

His comment comes after Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that U.S. aircraft and drones are arriving in Turkish air bases and a comprehensive battle against Islamic State militants in both Syria and Iraq will be launched soon.

“Russia’s stance isn’t changeable according to circumstances, and we are committed to all agreements and statements, including the Geneva Communiqué issued in June 30, 2012″, said Bogdanov, who also serves as President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for the Middle East. He declined to provide details.