Iran excuses ‘bogus’ report that Russia mentioned it eliminate powers from Syria

Iran’s Nour News has dismissed a report by London-based Asharq Al-Awsat that Russia requested that Iran eliminate its powers and state armies from western and focal Syria because of an expansion in air strikes by Israel.

“As per the data got by Nour News, the report distributed in Asharq al-Awsat was misleading and Russia has not made such a solicitation from Iran. The Zionists’ assaults were additionally overstated,” Nour News, which is a subsidiary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Saturday.

“Misrepresentation of such news means to lift the feeling of confidence for the remainders of Takfiri psychological warfare in Syria and furthermore to depict the Zionist system as a compelling [player] in the political and security conditions of the area,” it added.

The report in Asharq Al-Awsat referred to a source purportedly near the Syrian government and guaranteed that Russia “requested that the Iranians clear” from their situations close to the site of Regiment 49, a significant military site in western Hama facilitating long-range S-200 rockets and other Russian-made arms.

A gathering is claimed to have occurred at the Hama Military Airport between three Russian officials and their Iranian partners on Wednesday.

Nonetheless, an article distributed yesterday by the Jerusalem Post likewise cast uncertainty on the case by the Saudi-possessed paper.

“This implies that a source, or sources, could be spreading an erroneous story or deception. Would somebody believe the world should realize that Russia is attempting to get Iran to leave specific regions?” thought Senior Middle East Correspondent Seth J. Franztman.

“By and large the place of the report is that it lets us know that either there is the light among Iran and Russia or somebody believes us should accept there is.”