Iran says gas attack allegations indicating U.S. frustration in Syria

TEHRAN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Thursday that the gas attack allegations against Syrian government was the result of the U.S. failure in the country.

In an interview with Tasnim news agency, Ali Akbar Velayati slammed the U.S. allegations that Syrian government launched a chemical attack in Damascus' suburban district of Douma, were "repeated and fabricated propaganda trick" after the defeat of U.S.-backed militants in Syria.

Whenever the U.S.-backed mercenaries suffer a heavy blow in Syria, Washington resorts to recurring fabricated allegations of chemical attacks in Damascus, Velayati said.

Iran was committed to supporting the Syrian nation and its "legitimate" government, said Velayati, adding that Iran would help strengthen the axis of resistance including Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a missile attack on Syria over the alleged gas attack in Douma, though no evidence has supported the allegation so far. Enditem