Top Commander: White House “Humiliated” by Assad’s Victory

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces General Hassan Firouzabadi pointed to Washington’s last-ditch efforts to keep Syria in a status of critical war, and stressed that the US was humiliated by President Bashar Al-Assad’s victory.
“The victory of Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s presidential election with more than 10 million votes, 88 percent of total votes, has humiliated the US and opponents of the Syrian people,” Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, said.

“We congratulate Bashar al-Assad and the steadfast and resistant Syrian nation on this honor and victory,” he said, adding, “Today, Bashar al-Assad has in fact been reaffirmed by the majority of Syrian people.”

Assad won the recent presidential elections held on June 3 with 88.7 percent of votes.

The country’s Supreme Constitutional Court also announced that more than 73 percent of the 15.8 million eligible voters had taken part in the election.

Following the announcement, crowds took to the streets throughout the country to celebrate the victory of the incumbent president.

Assad will be the country’s next president for the coming seven years.