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Iran and Syria have exchanged warnings with Israel at a time of heightened tensions as Russia prepared to deploy new air and missile defenses to prevent its allies in a protracted civil war from being targeted by their longtime foe.
Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's security council, met Thursday with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran to discuss the delicate situation in Syria, where both of their countries back the government against a seven-year rebel and jihadi uprising. Israel has accused Iran of quietly setting up bases in the conflict-ravaged country and has targeted military positions there, triggering Syrian air defenses that accidentally brought down a Russian military plane last week in an incident that Damascus and Moscow have both blamed on an Israeli raid.
"The Zionist regime has sought to prolong the crisis in Syria and has taken measures to directly support the terrorist groups and target the Syrian army and counterterrorism forces," Shamkhani said, according to the semiofficial Tasnim News Agency.
"It will face regrettable reactions if it continues to do so," he added.
Source: News Week