(MENAFN) Iran has been accused of trying to transform Syria into "the largest military base in the world", the Zionist-entity ambassador to the U.N. said, he said that Iran's intention is to destabilize the region, threaten Israel and "terrorize the entire free world."
Danny Danon told the Security Council Thursday that classified information he was releasing showed that 82,000 fighters are currently under Iranian authority in Syria, according to Foxnews.
He said the fighters contain 60,000 Syrians, 9,000 members of Hezbollah, 3,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guard members and "10,000 members of Shia militias recruited from across the Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan."
The figures could not be independently confirmed, but Danon said the Iranians "speak about 100,000 troops under their control in Syria."
In addition, he said, Iran is investing "hundreds of millions of dollars" in Syria including on land and factories.
Syria has been in a war against terrorism since seven years, Iran-backed collision backed the Syrian legitimate sovereignty which is represented by President Bashar Al-Asad.
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