Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Israel is trying to destabilize Syria by attacking a military research base outside Damascus.
In a meeting with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili on Sunday, Assad commented for the first time on the recent airstrike on Jamraya, saying the attack has exposed Tel Aviv’s collaboration with foreign-backed insurgents.
The Syrian President said his country's military was able to confront "current threats...and aggression" against Syria.
Jalili, for his part, stressed Iran’s support for Syria in confronting the Zionist regime and also underlined the need for fighting foreign plots and conspiracies which aim to destabilize the country.
He assured President Assad that the Muslim world would stand by Syria in its faceoff with the Zionist regime.
Jalili also met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem during his visit to the country.
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