<span style="color: #222222;">Iran today said it will keep its military forces in Syria, defying Israeli threats that Iranian forces might be targeted if they do not leave the country.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Calling Israel's threats a joke, Revolutionary Guards commander, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, warned that Ankara is playing with lion's tail.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday had said that his forces will continue to attack Iranians in Syria unless they quickly get out of there. <br />''</span><br />'' Iran has backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a seven-year war against rebels and militants, and have sent thousands of soldiers to the country. <br />''<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Israel is concerned that Iran might establish a long-term military presence in neighbouring Syria. Last weekend, Israel's Air Force attacked Iranian warehouses containing weapons in the Damascus international airport. </span><br />