A video has surfaced that shows former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani clearly blaming Damascus for chemical attacks, despite the Iranian government’s claim that the media had wrongly reported his remarks. The video, posted on the website Bolaghnews.com, shows Rafsanjani speaking last weekend in Savad Kooh in Mazandaran Province. He says, “People are […]
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Iranian ambassador to Damascus prepares to leave Syria, sources say
GVF — In a new blow to the Syrian dictatorship, Iran’s ambassador to Damascus has informed his Syrian hosts of his plans to leave the country as criticism of the regime’s use of brute force against protesters grows.