HAARETZ: Iranian Vice President Mohammad Rida Rahimi warned on Friday that Iran would "cut off Israel's feet" if it attacked Syria, French news agency AFP reported.
"We will stand alongside Syria against any [Israeli] threat," Rahimi told reporters during a news conference with Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri in Damascus, adding that "If those who have violated Palestinian land want to try anything we will cut off their feet."
According to AFP, the Iranian vice president said that "[Syria is a] strong country that is ready to confront any threat," adding that Tehran "will back Syria with all its means and strength."
On Thursday, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to the recent torrent of allegations that Syria had transferred Scud missiles to the Hezbollah in Lebanon, and said that the Syrian President Bashar Assad was pursuing dangerous policies that could unleash war on the Middle East. >>> Haaretz Service and Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent | Friday, April 30, 2010
