Cleric says "Tehran has invited moderate figures such as Taliban to attend the two-day International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran"
In an unprecedented move, Tehran is publicly hosting leaders of the Taliban at the ‘Islamic Unity’ conference.
Tehran had previously denied any direct contact with the movement.
According to the Iranian Mehr news agency, Iranian cleric Mohsen Araki, who is the Secretary-General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, said at a press conference on Tuesday that Tehran has invited moderate figures such as Taliban to attend the two-day International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran, Al-Arabiya reported.
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