Russia condemns Israeli strikes on Syria and considers them a flagrant violation of that country's sovereignty.
Maria Zakharova © Tass
Russia condemns Israeli strikes on Syria and considers them a flagrant violation of that country's sovereignty, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. Zakharova said such actions were "fraught with extremely dangerous consequences" in the light of a sharp escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian war.
Israeli airstrikes have targeted sites associated with Iran and Hezbollah
Moscow and Tehran support Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Without this support, Assad would have fallen years ago.
The U.S. has issued a fresh round Iran-related sanctions targeting individuals and entities that Washington says finance Tehran's military, including some in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Under U.S. pressure, Syria is accelerating talks with Israel for a security pact that Damascus hopes will reverse Israel's recent seizures of its land but that would fall far short of a full peace treaty, sources briefed on the talks said.
The United Nations Human Rights Council once again turned its session into a platform of anti-Israel propaganda on Tuesday, after High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned Israel for its September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha.
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