Syria’s foreign minister has depicted the airstrike as a “crime” because it supposedly harms the “civilian airport.” The Syrian regime would like to portray the airport as now being key to helping earthquake victims. However, in the past, Iran has apparently used the airport to move weapons to Syria. This comes after Iran had also used T-4 airbase and airports in Damascus in a similar fashion.
Iranian forces have been operating in Syria in support of the Syrian regime during the Syrian Civil War.
Iran also used its role in Syria to set up militias, get proxies to target US forces in Eastern Syria and threaten Israel and move weapons to Hezbollah. Israel has sought to stop Iran’s entrenchment in Syria via what is called the “campaign between the wars.” READ MORE
