INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US-led forces launched air strikes on Syria targeting weapons facilities.Tehran: Iran warned of "regional
consequences" on Saturday following a wave of punitive strikes in Syria by the United States, Britain and France. "The United States and
its 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" ground forces. Tehran officials have said Western powers are using last week's alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held
stronghold as an 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.)
