AMMAN: Iran's foreign minister says it is Syria's Arab neighbors - notTehran- who should respond to Israel's recent airstrikes near Damascus.Ali Akbar Salehisays Arab nations "must stand by their brethren in Damascus." He also warned of "serious repercussions from a political vacuum" should President Bashar Assad's regime collapse.
Salehi spoke to reporters during a visit to the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Tuesday.
He said he believesIsrael"would not dare strike" at suspected Iranian nuclear sites but that his country is "prepared for the worst."
Over the weekend, Israeli warplanes targeted what Israel claimed were caches of Iranian missiles bound for the Lebanese militantHezbollahgroup.
Syrian activists said Sunday's airstrike on a sprawling military complex nearDamascuskilled at least 42 Syrian soldiers.
By The Daily Star
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