China:
U.S., Europe have hegemonistic goals in Syria

UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, British FM William Hague,
and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
at the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunisia, Feb. 24, 2012.

Statement comes day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called
Russia and China 'despicable' for vetoing UN Security Council resolution on Syria.

Foreign Policy Exclusive:
State Department quietly warning region on Syrian WMDs

The State Department has begun coordinating with Syria's neighbors to prepare for the handling of President Bashar al-Assad's extensive weapons of mass destruction if and when his regime collapses, The Cable has learned.

This week, the State Department sent a diplomatic demarche to Syria's neighbors Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, warning them about the possibility of Syria's WMDs crossing their borders and offering U.S. government help in dealing with the problem, three Obama administration officials confirmed to The Cable. For concerned parties both inside and outside the U.S. government, the demarche signifies that the United States is increasingly developing plans to deal with the dangers of a post-Assad Syria -- while simultaneously highlighting the lack of planning for how to directly bring about Assad's downfall.

'Iran ready to wipe Israel off the map'

Ahmad Vahidi Photo: Reuters

Tehran's deputy defense minister warns Jerusalem against strike on Iran's
nuclear facilities, says 'any action by Zionist regime will bring about its destruction'