As the reports came out about the potential military attack by the Turkish army against the Kurds in the north of Syria, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign ministry issued a statement expressing its “concerns and opposition” to the attack.

In the statement released on Tuesday, Tehran announced that “such action would not only be ineffective in resolving Turkey’s security concerns, but it would cause a massive loss in human lives and finances.”

The foreign ministry of Iran concluded the statement by emphasizing the importance of respecting “the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria” and the Adana agreement and announced its willingness to contact the Turkish and Russian officials for talks and finding a “peaceful solution” to the issue.

The Adana agreement was signed between Turkey and Syria in 1998 and was overseen by Iran and Egypt.

In the agreement, the two countries pledged to prevent the entrance of groups that they deem as “terrorists” to enter the other country and the Turkish army was allowed to enter Syria “up to 5 km” in order to assault these groups.

With the announcement by President Trump regarding the evacuation of American troops from northern Syria, concerns have increased about a potential heavy military attack by Turkey against the Kurds in the north of Syria.

President Trump announced on Monday in a series of tweets that he has decided to pull American troops out of Syria and let the countries in the region along with Europe and Russia “figure the situation out.” A decision that Tehran has supported.

The statement by the foreign ministry of the Islamic Republic refers to Trump’s decision as an action “that must have taken place earlier.”

Before Trump’s announcement, President Erdogan of Turkey had announced that he is planning on attacking the Kurdish militia in the north of Syria.

President Trump has warned that if Turkey does anything that he considers off-limits, he would destroy the economy of Turkey.