Accounts on social media circulated posts claiming that the Syrian Defense Minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, issued an official statement directing a direct warning to Iran against assaulting any inch of Syrian territory, stressing the army’s readiness to confront any breach of national sovereignty.
The Kashaf platform team traced the accuracy of the attributed statement by reviewing the official news agencies and the digital platforms affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense, alongside tracking the minister’s official personal account on the X platform. The searches and verification efforts did not yield any trace or documentation proving that the minister made these statements, and it also became clear that they had not been addressed by any accredited and trusted media outlet.
Why is this claim false?
Fabricated statement: The Syrian Defense Minister did not issue any statement or warning concerning the Iranian side in the recent period, and the circulating post falls within the category of fabricated news that invents political and military statements that have no basis in truth.
