US Says Iran Helping Syria Quell Protests

By artappraiser on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 10:01pm |

By David Gollust at the State Dept., Voice of America News, April 14, 2011

The U.S. State Department said Thursday it has credible information that Iran is helping the Syrian government quell anti-government protests. Meanwhile a top U.S. diplomat is returning to Bahrain to try to ease a conflict between authorities and protestors there....

The State Department comments follow a Wall Street Journal report Thursday quoting U.S. officials as saying that Iran is providing the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with gear to suppress crowds, and assistance in blocking and monitoring protestors’ use of the Internet, cellphones and text-messaging....

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