Iran: Criticism of Syrian War Costs Prompts Justification From Military Leaders
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on February 19, that Iran’s enemies focus on the Islamic Republic’s military expenditures in Syria merely to “sow discord in Iranian society.” On that same day, according to state-run Mehr News Agency, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s top military adviser, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said that Iran will recoup what it has spent in Syria by exploiting the war-torn country’s oil, gas and phosphate resources. “The reconstruction of Syria will take ...
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