Iran: Israel’s strikes on Syria aimed at destroying independent state
Iran says the Israeli regime’s airstrikes on Syria are primarily intended to destroy the defensive, economic, and infrastructural capabilities of an independent country.
In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s military attacks on various areas in Syria and the destruction of the country’s civilian facilities and defense capabilities in Damascus, Latakia, Idlib, Hama, Quneitra, and Dara’a.
“It is clear to everyone that the main goal of the occupying regime is to destroy and eliminate the defensive, economic, and infrastructural capabilities of Syria as an independent country, so that it [Israel] can pursue its malicious interests in this country and the region,” he said.
He added that the Israeli attacks on Syria are also aimed at continuing simultaneously the genocide in occupied Palestine and aggression and occupation in Lebanon.
The Iranian spokesperson noted that the Tel Aviv regime continues to target Syria’s strategic and military, and civilian facilities and occupy parts of the country’s territory.
Local journalists reported that Israeli warplanes carried out at least 20 airstrikes across the countryside of Damascus, Dara’a, and Hama, targeting military sites and warehouses on Friday night.
Earlier on Friday, Israeli warplanes struck near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, marking the regime’s second attack in the Arab country this week.
Baghaei once again affirmed Iran’s principled stance on the need to maintain and safeguard the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Syria as an independent country with civilized people, who play an influential role in West Asia’s security and stability.
He acknowledged the responsibility of all sides involved in the current situation in Syria by preparing the ground for the Israeli regime’s exploitation and expansionism in the Arab country.
Baghaei emphasized that putting an end to the Israeli regime’s warmongering and acts of aggression against Syria requires a “swift and effective” measure by the international community, particularly the regional countries.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation must utilize the existing mechanisms to compel the United Nations Security Council to fulfill its duties vis-à-vis the Israeli regime’s violation of law and peace, he pointed out.
Since President Bashar Assad’s government collapsed in December, Syria has also been plagued by a widespread Israeli occupation across large swathes of the country’s south.
It has also been hit by hundreds of Israeli airstrikes, mainly targeting military infrastructure that belonged to the former Syrian army.
The intensified Israeli aggression against Syria continues despite HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s repeated overtures to the occupying regime.
