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Israeli PM accuses Iran of deploying "dangerous" weapons in Syria

Xinhua,May 08, 2018 Adjust font size:

JERUSALEM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Iran of deploying "very dangerous weapons" in Syria.

Iran "is seeking to implant very dangerous weapons in Syria to be used against Israel for the specific purpose of our destruction," Netanyahu said in a statement during a visit to Cyprus' capital Nicosia.

"It openly calls daily for our destruction, the elimination of Israel from the face of the earth and it practices unmitigated aggression against us," he added.

Netanyahu's comments came hours ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled announcement on whether to extend the waivers on the nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.

A series of recent airstrikes on military bases in Syria, allegedly carried out by Israel, killed several Iranian military advisers, causing spiralling tensions between the two Middle East arch foes. Enditem

 

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