伊朗:美國應對伊朗人在敘利亞被綁架負責

Iran says it is holding the United States responsible for the lives of 48 Iranians kidnapped Saturday in Syria.

State-run media say the foreign ministry told the Swiss envoy in Tehran that it expects the U.S. to use its influence to secure their release without any preconditions. Switzerland represents U.S. interests in Iran because Washington and Tehran do not have diplomatic relations.

Iran says the 48 abducted in Damascus were religious pilgrims, but a brigade commander with the rebel Free Syrian Army described them as elite Revolutionary Guards on a "reconnaissance mission."

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is visiting Turkey Tuesday to discuss the Syrian crisis with counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu.

Also Tuesday, Iranian state media said the secretary of Iran's National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, traveled to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other officials.

The Syrian government suffered a significant blow Monday when Prime Minister Riyad Hijab defected, two months after taking the top post. Riad Hijab said he was leaving what he called "the killing and terrorist regime." Jordanian officials said he had defected to Jordan.

Meanwhile, Syrian opposition activists say government security forces are shelling neighborhoods in Aleppo Tuesday.伊朗說，德黑蘭認爲美國對48名伊朗人星期六在敘利亞被綁架負有責任。

伊朗官方媒體說，伊朗外交部對瑞士駐德黑蘭外交官表示，希望美國利用它的影響力爭取人質無條件獲釋。瑞士代表美國在伊朗的利益，因爲美國和伊朗沒有外交關係。

伊朗說，在大馬士革被綁架的48人是朝聖者，但是反政府的敘利亞自由軍的一名旅長說，這些人是伊朗革命衛隊成員，在敘利亞執行偵察任務。

伊朗外長薩利希星期二訪問土耳其，和土耳其外長達武特奧盧討論在敘利亞的這場人質危機。

伊朗官方媒體星期二也報道說，伊朗國家安全委員會祕書長賈利利也前往大馬士革，會見敘利亞總統阿薩德和其他高級官員。

敘利亞總理里亞德?希賈卜星期一叛逃，給敘利亞政府造成沉重打擊。剛剛上任兩個月的希賈卜說，他要脫離“實施屠殺和恐怖的政權”。約旦官員說，希賈卜叛逃到了約旦。

另一方面，敘利亞反對派活動分子說，政府軍星期二炮擊阿勒頗的居民區。