A senior Iranian lawmaker reiterated that after the West's failure in overthrowing President Bashar Assad's government in Syria, the western powers have intensified their attempts and war rhetoric against the Arab country.

Member of the parliament's Presiding Board Javad Jahangirzadeh made the remarks, adding that following the West's failure to overthrow the Syrian government of Assad, the hegemonic system proceeds with more efforts to meddle militarily in the Arab country.

Jahangirzadeh emphasized that the Syrian government should improve its efforts to safeguard the country.

Syria has for long been a frontline of resistance against the Zionist regime of Israel. The Arab Muslim state is seen as a refuge for many anti-Israeli leaders and figures in addition to tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees who fled their country due to Israel's continued onslaught and massacre of the civilians.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

In October, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of stirring unrests in Syria once again.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

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