Syria: Iran invitation throws peace talks into 'disarray'

Syrian Opposition threatens to boycott talks after Ban Ki-Moon extends invitation to Tehran

THE SYRIA peace talks are "in disarray" after UN chief Ban Ki-Moon invited Iran, which supports the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, to join preliminary discussions in Switzerland.

Tehran has accepted the invitation and Ban says he has received assurances that Iran would "play a positive role in securing a transitional government", the BBC reports.

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