Iran Raps EU’s Tepid Response to Israeli Attacks on Syria

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry took a swipe at the European Union for adopting double standards and siding with the Zionist regime in its military aggression against Syria.

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19 July 2025

“By (mis)characterizing Israel’s blatant act of aggression as ‘escalating strikes on Syrian territory,’ the EU disclaims even the pretense of moral integrity,” Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on his X account on Friday evening.

“This is gaslighting at its finest: dressing ‘complicity’ up as ‘diplomacy’,” he added.

“Iran, with its proud history of standing firm against aggression and lawless behavior, rejects selective indignation and double standards,” Baqaei stated.

“As always, we stand by the Syrian people and support Syria's national sovereignty and territorial integrity loud and clear,” the spokesman said.

On Wednesday, the Israeli regime launched heavy airstrikes targeting Syria’s ministry of defense in the heart of Damascus, and also hit Syrian government forces in the country’s Suwayda region.

The Zionist regime claims it has launched attacks to protect Syria’s Druze minority in Suwayda, where ethnically charged clashes between Druze and Bedouin armed groups and government forces have reportedly left hundreds dead.

Following the Israeli attacks, Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said in a televised speech early on Thursday that protecting the country’s Druze citizens and their rights was a priority, and though Syria would prefer to avoid a conflict with Israel, it was not afraid of war.

Heavy fighting again flared up between the Druze and Bedouin tribes in Suwayda on Friday, and Damascus has redeployed a dedicated force to restore calm in the Druze-majority governorate./tasnim