Iran says it hopes to reopen its Embassy in Syria “soon” and says it has “security guarantees”

The Iranian ambassador in Damascus emphasizes that Israel “does not want a powerful government to be formed in Syria”

Dec. 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Iranian authorities have stated that their Embassy in Damascus will reopen its doors “soon” after receiving “security guarantees” from the interim authorities established after the fall of the Bashar al Assad regime due to the offensive of jihadists and rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS).

“God willing, the Embassy will soon resume its activities,” said the Syrian ambassador in Damascus, Hosein Akbari. “We plan to immediately restart operations in our Embassy,” he said in statements given to the Press TV television network.

Thus, he detailed that the authorities transferred the Embassy staff to Beirut “for a period of two or three days” in order to “guarantee their safety”, after the building was looted following the fall of Damascus into the hands of jihadists. and rebels.

Akbari has stressed that the new authorities “have guaranteed their willingness” to do so and “have guaranteed the security” of the building and has assured that none of the employees were injured during the assault on the legation, in which “there was not a single dollar”.

On the other hand, he explained that the Government of Israel “considers the fall of Al Assad as a great victory” and has criticized the bombings carried out by the Israeli Army against the country after the flight of the former president, who escaped to Russia during the day. on December 8.

“The (Israeli) regime bombed 400 points in Syria in 72 hours, destroying nearly 90 percent of its defensive capabilities,” he criticized, before denouncing the plan announced by the Israeli Government to increase the population in the occupied Golan Heights. .

For this reason, he has argued that Israel “does not want a powerful government to form in Syria that could pose a threat” and added that “the interests of the Zionist regime also shape the policies of the United States.” “These factors are serious threats that Syria is currently facing,” he stressed.

The offensive in Syria, launched on November 27 from the province of Idlib, allowed jihadists and rebels to take the capital, Damascus, and put an end to the regime of the Al Assad family, in power since 1971 – first with Hafez al Assad ( 1971-2000) and later with his son, Bashar–, in the face of a constant withdrawal of government troops, backed by Russia and Iran.