France urges Israel to leave Syria buffer zone as tomb of Assad’s father set on fire – Middle East crisis live

France joins calls for Israeli withdrawal, arguing it is in violation of the 1974 disengagement deal

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the US and Israel were behind the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, and also appeared to point a finger of blame in the direction of Turkey.

In comments reported by Iran's Tasnim news agency, Khamenei is quoted as saying:

There should be no doubt that what happened in Syria is the product of a joint American and Zionist plan.

Yes, a neighboring government of Syria plays, has played, and is playing an obvious role in this regard - everyone sees this - but the main conspirator, mastermind, and command centre are in America and the Zionist regime.