Explosion at Fireworks Factory in Turkey Kills 4, Injures at Least 97
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Iran calls for Syrian gov’t to retake all territory
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated on Wednesday, that the Syrian government should extend its sovereignty over the entire country, stressing Tehran’s continued support for Damascus.
“Iran will continue to support the people and the legitimate government in Syria more than before,” he said during a tripartite summit with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday.
Rouhani said: “The war on terrorism will continue until the terrorist groups are completely eliminated from Syria and the region, and while talking about fighting terrorism, Syrian sovereignty must be respected.”
He continued: “The American terrorist forces should leave Syria and the entire region as soon as possible, and the Syrian government should establish its control throughout the country.”
On the recently announced U.S. sanctions on Damascus under the “Caesar Act” , Rouhani commented: “Unless the United States achieves it through military pressure and assistance to terrorist groups, it cannot achieve it through economic pressure,” describing those sanctions as unilateral.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iran-calls-for-syrian-govt-to-retake-all-territory/
Iranian Defense Chief warns US: We are watching all of your activities
Hostility between Tehran and Washington has grown since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed sanctions on Iran that paralyzed its economy. Iran responded by gradually reducing its obligations under the agreement signed in 2015.
The hostility reached unprecedented levels in early January when the Iranian military commander, Major-General Qassem Soleimani, was killed in a U.S. drone strike.
Iran responded on January 9 by firing missiles at two bases in Iraq that host American forces stationed.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iranian-defense-chief-warns-us-we-are-watching-all-of-your-activities/