By bne Tehran bureau Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the collapse of the Syrian government on December 8 was a product of a 'joint American-Zionist plan' in his first public comments on the Assad regime's collapse over the weekend.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the result of a plan by the United States and Israel. One of Syria's neighbours also had a role,

Speaking on state television, Ayatollah Khamenei claimed there was "evidence" of the two countries' involvement.View on euronews

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed his archenemies the United States and Israel for the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. "There can be no doubt that what has happened in Syria is the result of a joint American-Zionist plan,