Advisor Dismisses Western Allegations about Syria Chemical Arms “Pretext for Intervention”

A senior advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker said that the recent claims raised by the West about alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria is a plot to pave the way for military intervention in Syria.

“They (westerners) are trying to justify their direct military intervention under the pretext of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, the same policy that was followed in Iraq,” Hossein Sheikholeslam said,according to FNA.

Noting the West’s growing propaganda campaign against Damascus, Sheikholeslam cautioned the Syrian  government to prepare itself for a tough confrontation with foreign military forces.

Meantime, he warned of the dire consequences of any military intervention in Syria, and said, “A foreign military intervention in Syria will blast the region.”

“the Syrian government  has enough missiles to take revenge from the Israeli regime,”he concluded.

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