The statement comes a day after a Syrian military source told Sputnik that the Arab republic’s air defenses had repelled Israel's missile attack targeting the area close to Damascus International Airport.
Shortly after the report, a spokeswoman for the Israeli army declined the Sputnik request for comments, which is the country’s established practice.
Israel, Tehran’s long-time regional opponent, has repeatedly expressed strong security concerns over Iranian military presence next to its borders in Syria. The country has also carried out a number of strikes on what it called Iranian targets on the territory of Syria.
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Iran has, however, repeatedly said that its presence in Syria as part of counterterrorism assistance was coordinated with Damascus and does not have to be agreed with Israel.
