Syrian dictator Assad says Donald Trump is a 'natural ally' to Damascus, Russia and Iran

Syrian dictator Assad says Donald Trump is a 'pure ally' to Damascus, Russia and Iran - offered the US president fulfils his pledge to battle 'terrorists'.  

In his first response to Trump's election victory final week, Assad stated he was not sure the American billionaire would be capable to hold his phrase and step up the battle towards jihadists.

'We can't inform something about what he'll do, but when... he's going to battle the terrorists, in fact we're going to be ally, pure ally in that regard with the Russian, with the Iranian, with many different international locations,' he advised Portugal's RTP state tv.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, pictured in October 2016, known as Donald Trump a 'pure ally'

Requested about Trump's marketing campaign feedback suggesting america ought to focus extra on preventing ISIS, Assad stated he would welcome such a transfer however was cautious.

'I'd say that is promising, however can he ship?' stated Assad, who was talking in English.

'Can he go in that regard? What in regards to the countervailing forces inside the administration, the mainstream media that had been towards him? How can he cope with it?' he stated.

'That is why for us it is nonetheless doubtful whether or not he can do or dwell as much as his guarantees or not.

'That is why we're very cautious in judging him, particularly as he wasn't in a political place earlier than,' stated Assad.

The US leads a global coalition that's conducting air strikes towards ISIS jihadists in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, and in addition backs rebels preventing the Assad regime.

In his first response to Trump's election victory final week, Assad stated he was not sure the American billionaire would be capable to hold his phrase and step up the battle towards jihadists

In an interview with The New York Instances on March 26, Trump stated he thought 'the strategy of preventing Assad and ISIS concurrently was insanity, and idiocy'.

'You possibly can't be preventing two folks which can be preventing one another, and preventing them collectively. You need to choose one or the opposite,' stated Trump.

And through campaigning, Trump additionally pledged to enhance America's ties with Assad's most important backer, Russia. 

After his election victory, Trump advised The Wall Road Journal: 'I've had an reverse view of many individuals concerning Syria'.

He additionally stated that if america assaults Assad 'we find yourself preventing Russia'.

In his interview with RTP, Assad accused america of interfering within the affairs of different international locations.

'They assume that they're the police of the world. They assume they're the decide of the world. They are not,' he stated.

Requested to provide his evaluation of the subsequent UN chief, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, Assad insisted the 'United Nations shouldn't be the secretary-general' even when the position is 'vital'.

'The United Nations is the states inside this organisation, and to be frank, most people say solely the 5 everlasting members' of the UN Safety Council, stated Assad.

Jets on the deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov plane service within the jap Mediterranean off the Syrian coast

Requested to provide his evaluation of the subsequent UN chief, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, Syria's Bashar al-Assad insisted the 'United Nations shouldn't be the secretary-general' even when the position is 'vital'

'That is the United Nations as a result of they've the veto, they will do no matter they need and so they can refuse no matter they need.

'Should you ask me 'what do you count on from such a brand new official in that vital place,' I'd say I would like two issues: the primary one is to be goal... the second... is to not flip his workplace into an element or department of the State Division of america.

'That is what we count on now,' stated Assad.

The Syrian president went on to criticise his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, describing him as a 'sick particular person'.

'He is (a) megalomaniac... He is out of contact with the fact,' stated Assad.

Turkey has launched into an bold operation inside Syria dubbed 'Euphrates Defend' to help Syrian opposition fighters in a bid to take away ISIS fighters from its border and cease the advance of Syrian Kurdish militia.

The battle in Syria has killed greater than 300,000 folks because it began in March 2011 with anti-regime protests.

Syria's most important opposition has urged Trump to guard civilians and assist finish the bloodshed within the nation.

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