DUBAI: Iran warned against foreign intervention in Syria on Sunday and said the conflict there could engulf Israel, Iranian media said.
Larijani accused the United States and regional countries he did not name of providing military support to rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad, a key Arab ally of Iran.
Syria has accused Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia of backing rebels in Syria and fuelling violence there. Iran meanwhile has supported Assad’s efforts to crush the 17-month revolt.
“The fire that has been ignited in Syria will take the fearful (Israelis) with it,” Iran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency
“What really allows these countries to interfere in internal Syrian affairs?” Larijani was quoted as saying. Larijani is considered a moderate conservative and a close follower of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the most powerful man in Iran who decides the country’s foreign policy. (Reuters)
