Iran Calls for Hand Cutting for Arab Nations ‘Meddling’ in Syria
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Iran sees Arab nations ‘meddling’’ in Syria in order to replace President Bashar al-Assad with a government that is “submissive” to Israel, according to an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Syria is Iran’s most important ally in the region, providing a transit route for arms going to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The U.S. and European nations have said that Iran is aiding Assad’s crackdown even as Arab nations step up their criticism of the regime’s attacks on protesters.