US preparing chemical arms provocation in Syria

Americans are preparing a provocation in Syria, involving chemical weapons, Iranian ambassador to Russia Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi has told the Voice of Russia radio station.

Mr. Sajjadi said in his interview Tehran had enough time to acquaint itself with Americans’ mentality. He pointed out that, before Iraq’s 1980 invasion into Iran, American media were hyping Tehran’s alleged plans of aggression against Baghdad, whereas now Washington is speculating about Damascus being ready to use its chemical weapons against opposition forces in order to justify the use of chemical weapons against the Syrians.

 “What is happening in Syria is not a “revolution”, it’s an armed uprising, which is backed by invaders,” Mr. Sajjadi said.  

The Syrian Foreign Ministry previously assured the UN Secretary General it would never use chemical weapons against armed groups. Damascus said, however, that it feared some countries might have provided opposition “rebels” with chemical weapons to later accuse the Syrian security forces of using its chemical stockpile.

M.D