(Translation by Dani Murad) According to private and knowledgeable sources in Homs, Iran with all its potentials and “very strong” influence over Syria, seeks to take over all the mosques, which include tombs and shrines of ( Ahl al-Bayt) , (prophet Muhammad’s family)...

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