Tehran: Assad’s overthrow is a red line for Iran

A leading Iranian presidential contender Ali Akbar Velayati said Sunday: “If the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, the line of resistance in the face of Israel will be broken.” Velayati who is close to Supreme leader Ali Khamenei spoke in a Lebanese broadcast interview.

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