Press TV - A senior parliamentarian says Iran is to keep up its advisory support for the Syrian government and military in the Arab country's fight against foreign-backed terrorists.
We reserve our right to support the Syrian government and people against terrorists, Tasnim news agency quoted MPAlaeddin Boroujerdi as sayingMonday.
Based on that right, we will stand by the Syrian people and government in theirfight againstDaesh and other terror groups, said the lawmaker who is also the head of parliament'sNational Security and Foreign Policy Committee.
Iran is determinedin confronting terrorism. It makes no distinction among terrorist groups, and does not subdivide them into good and bad ones as some countries do, Boroujerdi asserted.
His remarks coincided withIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warningagainst Iranian involvement in Syria following a US-Russian-brokered ceasefire in southwestern Syria, which took effect on Sunday.
"Israel would welcome a genuine ceasefire in Syria, but this ceasefire must not open the way for Iran's military entrenchment or that of its satellites in Syria in general and in southern Syria in particular, the Israeli premier said on Sunday.
Israeli warplanes have repeatedly bombed Syrian army positions, especially in the areas near the occupied Golan Heights where Tel Aviv claims Hezbollah was carving out land for along-term stay.
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An Israeli trooper watches near Syrias border on June 24, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]On June 18, theIslamic Revolution Guards Corps fired severalballistic missiles from its bases in western Iran and destroyedDaeshpositions in Syrias Dayr al-Zawr, which also left scores of terrorists dead.
The strike came in response to a terrorist attack in Tehranwhich killed 18 people but many analysts said it also served as a message to Israel.
Boroujerdi said the missile strike showed the length which Irans Armed Forces are ready to go in their response to terrorist movements.
He said "some regional partieswhichhave Syrian and Yemeni blood on their hands back terrorists," calling onall players in the region to clarify their stance on terrorism and end backstage patronage ofthe terrorists.
Boroujerdi was apparently referring to Saudi Arabia, which has been waging a deadly bombing campaign against Yemen since 2015 and is widely accused of backing Takfiri terrorists.
