Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called on the international community to take immediate action to prevent further Israeli strikes on Syria, which have caused widespread damage to both defence and civilian infrastructure, while the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Iran has evidence that the regime change process in Syria was planned by the US and Israel with the assistance of a certain “neighbouring country.”
Co-operation between Israel and Syria’s defence minister
Following the collapse of the Syrian regime and Bashar al-Assad’s flight to Moscow, opposition groups took control of Damascus. Israel responded with dozens of targeted airstrikes on military installations inside Syria to prevent sensitive weapons from reaching groups it considers a threat and to protect its borders.
Israel’s advances in the provinces of Suweida and Quneitra effectively ended a previous disengagement agreement with Syria. Israeli officials say the operations are designed to keep advanced weapons out of the hands of the opposition and ensure that hostile groups are outnumbered.
Leaked documents obtained by The Media Line reveal alleged co-operation between former Syrian defence minister Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli intermediaries via encrypted messaging apps. The documents claim that an Israeli agent under the nickname “Musa” communicated with the Assad regime to coordinate strikes on Iranian positions near Damascus and Aleppo.
Iranian interference in Syria since the beginning of the uprising has helped strengthen the Assad regime, but has also made Syria a frequent target for Israeli strikes. This, in turn, has seriously undermined Syria’s military capabilities.
The US and Israel have been labelled “major conspirators” of events in Syria
Iran has evidence that the process of power change in Syria was planned by the US and Israel with the assistance of some “neighbouring country,” the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said during an address to citizens.
“There should be no doubt that what has happened in Syria is a joint plan of the Americans and Zionists. Yes, one country neighbouring Syria also played its role and is still playing it,” the statesman noted.
He stressed, however, that the US and Israel were the “main conspirators.” The Iranian leadership has relevant evidence, Khamenei said.
Iran urges mobilisation to stop Israel’s attacks on Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called on the international community to take immediate action to prevent further Israeli strikes on Syria, which have caused widespread damage to both defence and civilian infrastructure.
In a post on social media platform X on Wednesday, Araghchi condemned Israel’s continued attacks on Syria after the fall of the government in Damascus over the weekend.
“The Israeli regime has destroyed almost all defence and civilian infrastructure in Syria,” he wrote.
Since Sunday, the Israeli military has carried out more than 500 airstrikes in Syria and withdrawn its troops beyond the so-called buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights and deep into Syrian territory, in what has been condemned as a new scheme of “land grabbing” by the occupation regime.
The foreign minister stressed that Israel has not only damaged vital facilities in Syria, but also expanded its occupation of Syrian territory, violating the 1974 disengagement agreement and UN Security Council Resolution 350.
Araghchi also called on Syria’s neighbours and the entire Arab and Muslim world to sort out the situation.
Syria’s opposition is dissatisfied with the new government
Syria’s armed opposition will form a new nationwide army, local media reported, citing a commander of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA).
“The current forces will dissolve into the new troops,” the publication’s interlocutor said. He noted that the armed forces will be trained by instructors from another country, without specifying which one. At the same time, some former military structures of the opposition will continue to function during the transition period.
The SNA spokesman assured that the armed forces will include representatives of all ethno-religious groups in Syria.
In addition, he said that there have been conflicts between the SNA and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the past.
“The differences have not been completely overcome until now, but Syrian interests require us to participate in the battles for the liberation of Syria with the conviction that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s project is not suitable for Syria,” the commander explained.
He also said that the SNA’s offensive against Kurdish militias aims to “end the separatists project.” The SNA is advancing near the town of Sirrin ash Shamaliyah in Aleppo province south of the Kurdish-held city of Kobani.
