Syrias President Bashar al-Assad says the United States is afraid that Irans 1979 Islamic Revolution is capable of inspiring peoples across the world.
Washington is afraid that nations might follow the model of the Islamic Revolution, he told The Tehran Foreign Policy Studies Quarterly.
Before the onset of the crisis [in Syria], the US insisted that Syria act against the axis of resistance and Iran. But we never agreedto enter such an atmosphere, Assad said.
Ever since World War II, the US has only succeeded in creating challenges and destroying the countries of the world, he said.
Epicenter of fight against terrorism
The Americans, he added, wanted for Syrian government to be replaced with a vassal state, which would easily hand the country over to the West.
Had such a scenario materialized, the rights of the Syrian people would have been ignored and the way would have been paved for eventual Western dominance over the Middle East region, he said.
While thanking Iran for its contribution to Syrias resistance in the face of terror, the Syrian head of state also said that, Now, Syria has turned into the epicenter of the fight against terrorism in the world. What is happening in Syria today would impact the worlds political map.
The Islamic Republic has been providing advisory support for Syrias defense of itself against foreign-backed militancy, which began in the Arab country in 2011.
Referring to an apparent instance of submission to Western demands, Assad said that Saudi Arabia had been told by Western countries to act in line with ethnic divisions in the region.
Riyadh is widely believed to be providing financial and ideological support for the Takfiri terrorists who have been ravaging Syria and Iraq since 2014.
By Press TV
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