In comments on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said US-led bombing of Syrian forces and a subsequent offensive by the Daesh (ISIL) demonstrates that terrorist groups in Syria benefit from the backing of the US.
US-led coalition jets on Saturday bombed Syrian government forces’ positions near the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, killing more than 90 troops and paving the way for Daesh militants.
The Iranian spokesman further slammed the airstrike as a violation of Syria’s independence and sovereignty, noting that US attacks are even risking the ceasefire and propping up the group which has been explicitly branded as a terrorist one in the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Thus, he added, such US action was in contradiction to the international regulations and to the commitments of the UN members, particularly a Security Council member.
Over 90 Syrian soldiers were killed and 100 injured in the airstrikes by the US-led coalition. Russia said the attacks were performed by two F-16 fighter jets and two A-10 support aircraft.
An unnamed US military official has also said that the bombings in Deir ez-Zor were carried out using US intelligence, which was being gathered for days.