The surprise offensive of unprecedented scale by the Syrian Islamist rebels against the regime of Bashar El-Assad, of which the Islamic Republic is the main regional ally, corresponds to a “American-Israeli plan”, in which Turkey plays a pivotal role, we can read in the Iranian press this Monday, December 2.
On November 27, the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and allied Syrian rebel factions, some of which supported by Ankara, launched an operation from Idlib province in northwestern Syria. called “Deterrence of Aggression”, thanks to which the insurgents notably recaptured the highly symbolic city of Aleppo from the forces of the Syrian regime.
Iran has been engaged militarily since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 alongside Damascus, with the sending of “advisers” military and, indirectly, via the strong presence of armed Shiite militias close to Tehran, regularly targeted by the Hebrew State.
“Erdogan against Syria”
In Tehran, local media explicitly accuse Turkey of having launched the hostilities.
“By supporting the American-Israeli plan, Turkey is one of the violators of the territorial integrity of the Sy
