Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Arab and Western governments of miscalculating in their backing for Syrian rebels.
Speaking at a reception for Syria’s visiting parliament speaker Jihad Al Lahham, Rouhani renewed Tehran’s longstanding accusation that it was those governments’ support for armed insurgency against its Damascus ally that had led to the rise of the terrorists.
“Unfortunately some countries miscalculated and thought that terrorist groups would be a means for them to achieve their objectives, whereas sooner or later they were always going to be affected by the scourge of terrorism themselves,” he said.
“After four years of resistance and perseverance, the plan of the enemies of Syria who thought they could dominate it within a few months has fallen apart,” government website www.dolat.ir quoted him as saying.
“The government and nation of Iran will stand by the government and nation of Syria till the end of the road.”
“Tehran has not forgotten its moral obligations to Syria and will continue to provide help and support on its own terms to the government and nation of Syria.”
