INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
allies have no proof and, without even waiting for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to take a position, have carried
out this military attack," said the foreign ministry in a statement.They "are responsible for the regional consequences of this adventurist
action," it added.Iran is the key backer alongside Russia of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing military advisors and "volunteer"
excuse to undermine the Syrian government's recent successes on the battlefield.Seven Iranians were killed in an air strike on a Syrian
military base on Monday, which Iran said was carried out by Israel.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by staff and is
published from a syndicated feed.)
