Iran’s supreme chief mentioned Tuesday that Israel and the US had been “utterly improper” to think about the Tehran-backed axis of resistance had collapsed with the ouster of Syria’s longtime strongman.
“With the developments in Syria and the crimes the Zionist regime is committing and the crimes that America is committing, and the assistance that some others are giving to them, they thought that the resistance was over,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mentioned in a televised speech.
“They’re utterly improper.”
On December 8, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the nation as insurgent forces entered the capital Damascus after a lightning offensive.
Fellow axis members Hamas and Hezbollah have additionally suffered heavy losses because the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, sparking battle in Gaza and later in Lebanon.
Since Assad’s fall, Iran has sought to distance itself from the ousted chief, as an alternative emphasising the historical past of friendship between the 2 nations.
Khamenei has additionally insisted that Assad’s overthrow is not going to weaken Iran.
“The Zionist regime imagines it might encircle and eradicate the Hezbollah forces by means of Syria, however the one who can be eradicated is Israel,” Khamenei mentioned on Tuesday.
