The United Nations has withdrawn its invitation to Iran to attend this week's Syria peace talks after the Syrian political opposition threatened to pull out. The UN said Iran did not believe in its goal of establishing a transitional governing body.
The United States has said a UN invitation to Iran to participate in Syrian peace talks on January 22nd should be withdrawn unless Tehran publicly states its support for a 2012 agreement that establishes a transition government in Syria.
"If Iran does not fully and publicly accept the Geneva communique, the invitation must be rescinded," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
The United States has long said that Iran should not be allowed to attend the talks in Switzerland until it states its support for the June 2012 agreement.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is leading the U.S. delegation to the talks.
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