Pressure on Assad is revenge for Syria's anti-Israel position: Iranian MP

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TEHRAN, Aug.11(MNA) - An Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday that attempts by the West to overthrow the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad is due to Syria's support for Palestinian groups resisting the Israeli occupation.