Iran’s Supreme Leader Accuses “Masterminds” US & Israel for Assad’s Fall

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on December 11 Iran had evidence that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a result of a plan by the U.S., Israel and one of Syria’s neighbours that he did not name.Following Assad’s fall from power, Iran’s foreign ministry called for a national dialogue to form an inclusive government representing all segments of Syrian society.Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani on Tuesday called for “respect for Syria’s territorial integrity,” saying the Syrian people should decide their own fate.Iran and Russia had propped up Assad’s rule since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011 with military support, men and airpower. Tehran deployed its Revolutionary Guards to Syria to keep its ally in power to maintain Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance” to Israel and U.S. influence in the Middle East. n18oc_world n18oc_crux