Assad Calls Rebel Offensive a U.S.-Backed Bid to Reshape Syria.
Beirut (Lebanon) Web Desik Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has described a recent Islamist-led rebel offensive as an attempt to reshape the region’s borders in alignment with U.S. interests. Speaking during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Assad’s remarks coincided with deadly airstrikes by Syrian and Russian forces on territories controlled by Islamist and…