US ambassador to UN: We will oust Iran, proxies from Syria

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday, Syria could no longer be a "safe haven for terrorists" and that it was important "we get Iran and their proxies out."

Haley spoke to reporters after UN Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura briefed the Security Council behind closed doors on 10 days of talks between the parties in Geneva, which ended last week.

She did not respond to questions on whether the United States believed Bashar Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, should step down.

All eyes have been on how Washington would approach ending the Assad six-year war on Syrians, given pledges by President Donald Trump to build closer ties with Russia, especially in the fight against ISIS.