The Washington Times

Iran defends Syria, vows Israel will regret attack

Iran has rushed to the defense of its regional ally, Syria, and vowed Israel will regret its “latest aggression” — the airstrikes over Syria last week.

The comments, from the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, came a day after Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, indirectly confirmed the nation carried out a strike in Syria last week. The United States has reported the Israeli air strike was aimed at a convoy of trucks transporting weapons by the Syria-Lebanon border, according to Radio Free Europe. Syria, meanwhile, said the attacks targeted a military research base.

On Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Israel was attempting to destabilize the country, Radio Free Europe reported.

Mr. Jalili promised that Iran would not allow a Western attack against Syria, The Associated Press reported.

© Copyright 2013 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.

About the Author
Comments
blog comments powered by Disqus
You Might Also Like
  • Boy Scouts vote, now allow openly gay boys to join

  • IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (Associated Press)

    IRS head Lois Lerner, who invoked 5th Amendment, may be compelled to testify

  • President Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

    Obama defends drone strikes, reignites Gitmo debate in crucial speech

  • Celebrities In The News
  • Backstreet Boys singer-songwriter Nick Carter has written the memoir "Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It." (AP Photo/Bird Street Books)

    Nick Carter: Backstreet Boy pens memoir

  • Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay

  • "Glee" star Lea Michele attends the Fox Network 2013 Upfront party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

    Lea Michele: ‘Glee’ star has book scheduled for 2014

      • Independent voices from the TWT Communities

        Political Potpourri

        A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.

        Haydon's Soccer and Sports Pitch

        Covering the world of soccer, including the World Cup, Major League Soccer, D.C. United and the English Premier League and other interesting sporting events.