Saudi won�t dare send troops to Syria: Iran

Saudi Arabia wouldn’t dare send ground troops to war-torn Syria, the chief of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said yesterday, after Riyadh opened up the possibility of such a deployment, reports AFP from Tehran. The Sunni-ruled kingdom, Iran’s regional rival, has said it could “contribute positively” if the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) jihadist
group in Syria decided on ground action.
But Major General Ali Jafari, commander of the Guards, said such a move would amount to suicide for Saudi Arabia.
“I don’t think they would dare do that... If they do, they will inflict a coup de grace on themselves,” he said, according to Fars news agency, a media outlet close to the Guards.
“They thought that through support and financial aid they could make gains in Syria but the recent victories by the resistance front have disrupted all of their calculations,” Jafari said.
Iran, the strongest regional ally of President Bashar al-Assad, openly provides financial and military support to the Damascus government but denies having troops on the ground in Syria.

Saudi won�t dare send troops to Syria: Iran

Saudi Arabia wouldnt dare send ground troops to war-torn Syria, the chief of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said yesterday, after Riyadh opened up the possibility of such a deployment, reports AFP from Tehran. The Sunni-ruled kingdom, Irans regional rival, has said it could contribute positively if the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Syria decided on ground action. But Major General Ali Jafari, commander of the Guards, said such a move would amount to suicide for Saudi Arabia. I dont think they would dare do that... If they do, they will inflict a coup de grace on themselves, he said, according to Fars news agency, a media outlet close to the Guards. They thought that through support and financial aid they could make gains in Syria but the recent victories by the resistance front have disrupted all of their calculations, Jafari said. Iran, the strongest regional ally of President Bashar al-Assad, openly provides financial and military support to the Damascus government but denies having troops on the ground in Syria.