Washington and Tehran on Iran’s role in Syria
Ted Wynne
On May 29, the United States charged that Iran played a role in the weekend massacre of more than 100 Syrians, including dozens of children, in the northern city of Houla. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said a commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force was “bragging” about its support of the Shabiha militia that allegedly carried out the attack.
Iranian officials countered that the Syrian opposition was behind the deaths of civilians generally—and that Iran's presence and influence in Syria had helped contain the scope of carnage. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the attack had been carried out “to create chaos and instability” in Syria “to block the way to a peaceful resolution." The following are recent quotes from U.S. and Iranian officials.
Any crime committed [in Syria] can be traced back to the regime's hirelings.
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