Sputnik- Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that Saudi Arabia should not participate in the Syrian peace process.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Saudi Arabia's participation in�the Syrian peace process is impossible as�Ryadh is seeking to�oust President Bashar Assad, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Tuesday. "They [Saudi Arabia] are seeking to�topple the existing regime. No talks should be allowed with�those who are eager to�do it. we must give them a decisive answer," Dehghan said in�an interview with�RT television commenting on�the peace process in�Syria.

Since 2011, Syria has been engulfed in�a civil war, following�the protests that had turned violent, as�part of�the so-called Arab Spring. During the conflict, hundreds of�thousands of�Syrians have been killed and millions more have been displaced.

Russia and Iran have been supporting the legitimate Syrian government headed by�President Bashar Assad while the western countries as�well as�Saudi Arabia are backing the so-called moderate opposition and demand resignation of�Assad