Iran says that the US and two European countries opposing the UN Security Council resolution condemning the attack on the Iranian embassy is a sign that the Pentagon gave the green light for it.
Tehran, a key Damascus ally, has vowed to avenge last Monday's air strike on the Iranian embassy's consular section/ Photo: Reuters
"America is responsible for this incident and must be held accountable," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters in Damascus on Monday.Damascus and Tehran blame Israel for last Monday's raid, but it has not commented. "I can very forcefully push back on that and say the US military had no involvement in that strike that took place in Damascus," she told journalists.
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