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Iran, Russia not to remain silent after US missile attack on Syria, lawmaker says

07 April 2017 13:15 (UTC +04:00)

A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Friday that Tehran and Moscow are not going to remain silent after the senseless missile attack by the Trump’s administration on Syria.

The chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, dismissed the allegation of the possession of chemical weapons by the Assad government and its use as groundless, said a message posted on the parliament’s website.

“The whole world knows that the Syrian government has surrendered its all chemical weapons upon an agreement with the UN. Hence, there are no chemical weapons at the disposal of the Syrian government,” he said.

“On the other hand, chemical weapons are usually used when the army feels defeated in a war. The actions of the Syrian army are successful. It liberated Aleppo and is about to liberate other regions. Why should the party that wins the war take such a step? The Syrian authorities actually have no chemical weapons”, he stressed.

Boroujerdi noted that terrorists have never been afraid of using chemical weapons.

“The allegation of the possession of chemical weapons by the Assad government and its use as groundless is groundless. This is only an excuse for its allies from the US and Europe who defeated in Syria over the last 6 months. They want to distract the attention of the world community and bring the matter to the UN Security Council for consideration”, he added.