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 by Staff Writers Damascus (AFP) May 1, 2018
A senior Iranian official warned on Tuesday that his country will retaliate against Israeli "aggression" in Syria after strikes targeted military bases where Tehran's "advisers" were stationed. "We are in Syria at the request of the Syrian government," said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, president of Iran's parliamentary foreign affairs committee. "The aggression of the Zionist entity on our advisers in Syria guarantees us the right of response," said Boroujerdi. "We will respond at the right time and place," he told a news conference in the Syrian capital Damascus. Boroujerdi was speaking at the end of a two-day visit to Syria, during which he met President Bashar al-Assad. On Monday, a monitor said missile strikes on central Syria killed 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, in a raid it said bore the hallmarks of an Israeli operation. Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz told army radio that he was "not aware" of the strikes. The latest such attacks came amid heightened tensions after Damascus and Tehran accused Israel on April 9 of conducting deadly strikes against a military base in central Syria.
Pompeo talks tough on Iran in first trip to Mideast allies Tel Aviv (AFP) April 29, 2018 Washington's new chief diplomat lashed out at Iran on Sunday as he met Saudi leaders and landed in Israel to rally opposition to Tehran and brief US allies on President Donald Trump's threat to quit the Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who set off on his first diplomatic trip within hours of being sworn in, met on Sunday with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh, after dinner on Saturday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Pompeo flew on to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ben ... read more
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