Friday, April 15, 2011

U.S. accuses Iran of helping the Assad regime to repress the protests in Syria

The U.S. government has accused Iran of helping, in secret, the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad to suppress the riots that are occurring in the country, according to the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal. The United States accuses Tehran of providing material assistance to leave the streets and to block and monitor the activity of the demonstrators through internet and mobile phones.

"We believe that Iran is materially assisting the Syrian Government in its efforts to end his own people," said a spokesman for the Obama administration. According to communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies, Iran is exploring ways to help the Shiites of Bahrain and Yemen intransigent, as well as ways to destabilize U.S.

allies in the area. Obama Administration believes that these movements are a challenge to both U.S. interests in Saudi Arabia and support the religious tensions in the Middle East. However, U.S. officials say the country do not see Iran as the precursor after the popular revolts against Western allies.

They claim that they can not provide concrete proof that Iran is providing financial or military support to opponents of Bahrain and Yemen. We have come further than U.S. officials say has been the desire of Iran's long-term project its influence in those places. According to the Daily News, U.S.

intelligence aims to convey to Iran that Washington under the close supervision of the Iranian regime. Similarly, it would be a gesture to show their support for two key allies in the region, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The Government also believes that Obama's recent support of Assad Ahmadinejad in Tehran reflects concern about the possibility of losing a critical ally, strategic and military action against Israel.

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