Iran Rejects Possibility of Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons in Damascus Countryside.

Iran Rejects Possibility of Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons in Damascus Countryside.(Fars).

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed some Arab media allegations that the Syrian army has used chemical weapons in Damascus countryside, stressing that the terrorist groups have committed the criminal act.

Zarif made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday evening.

During the phone talks, he underlined Iran’s firm stance on not using mass destruction weapons, and strongly condemned using any kind of chemical weapons.

Zarif added if the news is correct, the crime has certainly been committed by terrorist and tekfiri groups, because they have actually shown that they are ready to commit any crime.

Concerning claims by certain western media to accuse Syrian government of using such weapons, he said while the UN inspectors are in Damascus and the government has successfully driven back the terrorists, why should they do such a move and that the criminal act had been done by the terrorists, because escalating crisis in Syria and internationalizing it is in their favor.

Reminding the condemnation of the event by the Syrian government, Zarif pointed out that Iran is in close contact with the Syrian government to consider different aspects of the issue.

The central command of the Syrian Army on Wednesday strongly rejected allegations that the army has used chemical weapons in Damascus countryside.

In a statement, the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces dismissed the allegations as "completely baseless" and "untrue", stressing that the report is part of the dirty media warfare on Syria.

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