Iran Blasts West for Pressuring Syrian, Slams Al-Marhjeh Bombing

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani slammed the West for exerting pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Muslim country's people due to their pioneering role in resistance against "Israel".

The Iranian speaker made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday after a meeting with Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham.
"There is a lot of pressure against the Zionist regime and the West is looking for a wider political space for Tel Aviv, hence the western states are creating crisis in Syria to save Israel," Larijani said on Tuesday.

He noted that the West is trying to bring "Israel" out of isolation.
For his part, the Syrian parliament speaker thanked the Iranian government and nation for their supports for his country, and said, "Syria is paying the price of resisting against "Israel" in the Middle East."
Al-Laham arrived to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments with Iranian officials.
During his four-day stay in Tehran, al-Laham is slated to meet with senior Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Saeed Jalili and Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Relations Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi was in Damascus last week and met with the Muslim country's senior officials, including President Bashar al-Assad.

During the meetings with the Syrian officials, Boroujerdi and his accompanying delegation discussed bilateral ties, regional issues and specially the crisis in Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.
The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
This comes as Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in al-Marjeh district located in Syria's capital, Damascus.

"The incident once again revealed the true nature of the terrorists in Syria to the people of the country and the world," Mehmanparast said on Tuesday.
Mehmanparast blamed the supporters of the terrorists in Syria, who provide the militants with weapons, for the attacks.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org