{"id":14187,"date":"2013-07-16T18:27:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T17:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/terrrorism\/14187-iran-hassan-rouhani-backs-syria-s-assad-hezbollah"},"modified":"2013-07-16T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T17:27:15","slug":"iran-hassan-rouhani-backs-syria-s-assad-hezbollah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/iran-hassan-rouhani-backs-syria-s-assad-hezbollah\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Hassan Rouhani backs Syria&#8217;s Assad, Hezbollah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN, IRAN (Associated Press) \u2014 Iran&#8217;s president-elect has sent messages to Syria&#8217;s Bashar Assad and Lebanon&#8217;s militant Hezbollah group, reaffirming support for the two allies.<\/p>\n<p>The official IRNA news agency on Tuesday cited Hasan Rouhani as saying close Iranian-Syrian ties will be able to confront &#8220;enemies in the region, especially the Zionist regime,&#8221; or Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Rouhani says Syria will &#8220;overcome its current crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The note was in response to Assad&#8217;s congratulatory message on Rouhani&#8217;s June election. 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