Iranian Diplomat Urges West to Oppose Terrorist Operations in Syria

A senior Iranian foreign ministry official lashed out at the western states for expelling Syrian envoys to their countries, and called on them to condemn and oppose terrorist groups in Syria instead.

Instead of expelling the Syrian ambassadors, the Westerners should oppose the armed activities of the terrorists against the Syrian people,” Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday.

“Some parties seek to interfere in the internal affairs of Syria by spreading insecurity, arming the terrorists and creating tension, measures that only serve the objectives of the enemies of the region,” he notes.

The Iranian diplomat was making reference to the recent measure by the US and a number of other countries, including France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland, to expel Syrian ambassadors and diplomats.

The move was made following the recent massacre in the Syrian town of Houla.

The last Friday’s assault on the central area of Houla was one of the bloodiest single events in Syria’s 15-month-old unrests, and gruesome images of dozens of children killed in the attacks prompted a wave of international outrage.

The UN said 32 children under the age of 10 were among the dead.

While investigations into massacres and terrorist bombings prove opponents of Bashar al-Assad government are to be blamed for these crimes, the western media outlets always rush to accuse Damascus for all crimes in Syria without presenting substantiating evidence. In few cases when they release a supportive image or footage, it always later comes to be known that the evidence has been fake and distorted.

This has caused deep suspicion among not just political observers and analysts, but also the people, specially those in the Middle-East.

Middle-East analyst and Tehran University Professor Mohammad Marandi said the West and the Saudis are responsible for continued crimes and killings in Syria.

“Every time there is a terrorist attack in Syria, a suicide bombing or any other atrocity the western media and western governments immediately put the blame on the Syrian government, thus encouraging western and Saudi-backed terrorists to carry out such attacks because they will not be held accountable,” Marandi told FNA on Tuesday.

“Therefore, in addition to the fact that they support terrorist organizations at all levels, they have additional blood on their hands for blindly attributing all violence to President Bashar al-Assad government, thus white-washing the crimes or terrorist organizations,” he added.

In October, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of increasing unrests in Syria.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling the President Bashar al-Assad’s government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

According to the report, material is being stockpiled in Damascus, in Idlib near the Turkish border and in Zabadani on the Lebanese border.

Opposition activists who two months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said earlier this month that the flow of weapons – most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past – has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.