Iranian newspaper criticises Iran’s military intervention in Syria

Iranian newspaper Bihar has for the first time criticised the Iranian intervention in Syria, noting that the accelerated developments in the Syrian battlefields have increased the number of deaths among Iranian military leaders, Arabi21.com reported on Wednesday.

“Iranian military leaders went to Syria for military consultations,” the Iranian newspaper said, “but we see that most of the Iranian military leaders were killed in the battlefields in Aleppo.”

The newspaper said that Russian interference is playing a basic role in reinforcing the axis between Russian, Hezbollah, Iran and Syria, but that the large number of casualties among Iranians proves that the Syrian opposition is receiving arms and logistical support from other players.

It also expected that the Syrian crisis would not be resolved soon, criticising the Iranian strategy based on simply protecting Al-Assad.

“If Iran needs to protect its interests in the region, and for this must protect the Syrian regime, Iran could support a new regime without Al-Assad,” the newspaper said.

The newspaper criticised the red lines imposed by Iran regarding the Syrian issue. “Putting red lines on the Syrian crisis closes the road towards a political solution and makes [Iran] an obstacle in the face of the political solutions,” the newspaper added.

The newspaper concluded that it is impossible to adopt the policy of supporting Al-Assad forever, because this logic complicates the situation.