0545 GMT: State outlet Press TV offers an inadvertent clue to the level of regime concern over events in Syria, citing a statement from the head of armed forces, General Hassan Firouzabadi, in Fars.
Firouzabadi's declaration includes standard defiance, "The West and its liberal democracy are ensnared in a vicious circle, and rash decisions taken by the Western countries provide a positive feedback; that is, every decision they make, worsens crises and any system with such a basic flaw is sure to fall."
More significant is this assertion, "The West and the United States are in cahoots with al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya and Syria, and US foreign policy is indeed supportive of this global terrorist organization."
While the US, Turkey, European, and Arab States are providing covert assistance to the Syrian insurgency, there is no evidence that Washington is "in cahoots" with its long-time foe in the War on Terror. Indeed, CIA operatives in Turkey have been vetting the supply of arms and finance to ensure that "extremists" are not among the recipients.
Firouzabadi's assertion is not a statement of fact; rather, it indicates that Tehran is watching the insurgency with increasing concern. The assurance that President Assad will remain in power with his "reforms" and "national dialogue" is disappearing.
Another sign comes from Sadollah Zaree, a columnist in the "hard-line" daily Kayhan, “The anti-Syrian measures are a high risk and can lead to world war.” He then told the Los Angeles Times, “If Turkey and Saudi Arabia wage a war against Syria, then we reserve the right to defend [it].”
And consider this week's words from General Masoud Jayazeri of the Revolutionary Guards: while there was no need yet “for Syria’s circle of friends to fully enter the arena", Jazayeri warned, "[We] will not allow the enemy to advance."comments in Iran’s Shargh reformist daily.
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