Syria Crisis: Iran And Assad Have Won, Say Top Tehran Foreign Policy Figures -- The Guardian
Insiders say western strategy in Syria encouraged radicals and backfired, leading to threat to European security from returning jihadis
Iran and its close ally President Bashar al-Assad have won the war in Syria, and the US-orchestrated campaign in support of the opposition's attempt to topple the Syrian regime has failed, senior Iranian officials have told the Guardian.
In a series of interviews in Tehran, top figures who shape Iranian foreign policy said the west's strategy in Syria had merely encouraged radicals, caused chaos and ultimately backfired, with government forces now on the front foot.
"We have won in Syria," said Alaeddin Borujerdi, chairman of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy committee and an influential government insider. "The regime will stay. The Americans have lost it."
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My Comment: The momentum has shifted in favor of President Bashar al-Assad .... but has he won the war? My answer would be no.
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