Revolutionary Guards commander denies Iranian targets hit in Syria air strikes

Revolutionary Guards commander denies Iranian targets hit in Syria air strikes
This image grab taken from a handout video released by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and Television late on August 24, 2019 shows lights in the sky reportedly over Aqraba, southeast of the Syrian capital Damascus during an Israeli air strike. (AFP)
Updated 25 August 2019
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Revolutionary Guards commander denies Iranian targets hit in Syria air strikes

Revolutionary Guards commander denies Iranian targets hit in Syria air strikes
  • Israeli aircraft on Saturday struck Iranian forces near Damascus
  • "Israel and the United States do not have the power to attack Iran’s various centers," Revolutionary Guards commander says

DUBAI: A senior Revolutionary Guards commander denied on Sunday that Iranian targets had been hit in Israeli air strikes in Syria, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported.
Israeli aircraft on Saturday struck Iranian forces near Damascus that had been planning to launch “killer drones” at targets in Israel, an Israeli military spokesman said.
“This is a lie and not true. ..Israel and the United States do not have the power to attack Iran’s various centers, and our (military) advisory centers have not been harmed,” said Revolutionary Guards Major General Mohsen Rezaei, who is also the secretary of a powerful state body, ILNA reported.