Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Iran vows to liberate Golan Heights from Israel

The view from Mount Bental, overlooking the border with Syria in the Golan Heights, August 22, 2020 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Iran’s judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi told Syria’s ambassador to Iran supported “resistance” to retake the Golan Heights from Israel. The Syrian regime views the Golan as part of Syria, but the US and Israel recognize it as part of Israel. In the last week, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Iran and its ally Hezbollah against entrenching near the Golan. 

The meeting comes as Iran claims it has put its top air defenders on notice in northwest Iran that Iran will not allow any type of aggression. A visit by a major general to Tabriz showed that Iran was watching closely developments in Azerbaijan, which is fighting Armenian forces in a disputed area. (Read More)