Iran: Protests in Syria are Western plot to undermine the government
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by crescentandcross
Unlike uprisings in other parts of the Arab world which Tehran has applauded as an ‘Islamic awakening’,the protests in Syria have received little media attention or official comment in Iran; Syria is Iran’s closest Arab ally.
By Reuters
Anti-government demonstrations in Syria are part of a plot by the West to undermine a government that supports “resistance” in the Middle East, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Unlike uprisings in other parts of the Arab world which Tehran has applauded as an “Islamic awakening” of peoples against Western-backed oppressors, the protests in Syria have received little media attention or official comment in Iran.
Syrian anti-government protesters march in the northeastern town of Qamishli...