Iran’s Shamkhani Warns against US Adventurism in Syria

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned the White House against any possible military move against the Syrian government under the pretext of “false claims”, saying it would be tantamount to “playing with fire”.

“Raising new false claims against Syria is a continuation of the US scenario to cover up the constant defeats of the terrorist front and to counteract the decisive advances of the Syrian army,” Shamkhani said on Wednesday, according to Tasnim news agency.

 He made the remarks in response to the White House’s claims that the US has “identified potential preparations by the Syrian government for another chemical attack.”

The Iranian official further pointed to a unilateral move by the US to attack Syria with 59 Tomahawk missiles back in April after Washington’s claims on a suspected chemical attack in the Idlib province, saying that Iran and Russia called for an international fact-finding mission in Syria after the incident, but the US prevented the move because of its fears that the falsity of its claims would be revealed.

 “Undoubtedly, the unwise and adventurist behaviors of the US in Syria is a clear instance of playing with fire…,” he noted, warning about negative consequences of the US unilateral move in violation of the principles of the international laws and Syria’s national sovereignty.

H.M