TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday a Syrian peace conference planned for later this month will fail if Tehran, Damascus’s main regional ally, does not participated, media reported.

The remarks came ahead of a meeting Monday at which Russia and the United States (US) are to discuss Tehran’s possible involvement in the talks set to start in Montreux, Switzerland on January 22.

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