Iran to Israel: Further Syria strikes will be met with 'firm' response
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | Tag Cloud Tags: Bashar Assad, Iran, Israel, News, Security, Syria, War, Worthy News
(Worthy News) - Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels and militants.
Israel, which views Iran as its biggest security threat, has repeatedly attacked Iranian targets and those of allied militia in Syria. With an election looming in April, Israel has been increasingly open about carrying out its air strikes.
In a meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moalem in Tehran, the secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the Israeli attacks violated Syria's territorial integrity and were "unacceptable." [ Source: Ynet News (Read More...) ]
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