(9 Sep 2024)
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Tehran, Iran – 9 September 2024
1. Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry approaching lectern prior to regular briefing
2. Reporters
3. Kanaani at the podium
4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry
"We don’t confirm allegations by some Zionist-affiliated media about an Iranian-backed or Iranian-dependent centre having been attacked (in Syria)."
5. Kanaani at the podium
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry
"We strongly reject allegations about Iran’s role in sending weapons to one side of the war and we assess these allegations as politically motivated by some parties."
7. Kanaani departs from the press conference
STORYLINE:
Iran denied Monday that the sites attacked in Syria belonged to its allies.
"We don’t confirm allegations by some Zionist-affiliated media about an Iranian-backed or Iranian-dependent centre having been attacked (in Syria)," Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said.
The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 14, with more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media said Monday morning.
Israeli strikes hit several areas in central Syria late Sunday, damaging a highway in Hama province and sparking fires, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
The initial death count reported by the Masyaf National Hospital in western Hama province was four.
One of the strikes targeted a scientific research center in Maysaf, while others struck sites where “Iranian militias and experts are stationed to develop weapons in Syria,” according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Local media also reported strikes around the coastal city of Tartous.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Kanaani also rejected reports that Iran had sent missiles to Russia.
The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter.
They did not offer any details about how many weapons have been delivered or when the transfers may have occurred, but they confirmed the U.S. intelligence finding.
They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that has not been publicly disclosed.
AP video shot by Mohsen Ganji
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