• Published 15:30 07.01.10
  • Latest update 21:44 07.01.10

Ahmadinejad: Iran and Syria will create a new world order

Report: Syria President Assad urges Washington to play a stronger role in Mideast peacemaking.

By News Agencies and Haaretz Service Tags: Iran Syria Israel news

Iran and Syria plan to create a new world order, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday.

"Iran and Syria have a joint mission to create a new world order on the basis of justice, humanity and belief in God," Ahmadinejad told visiting Syrian Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash.

Syria is Iran's main ally in the Middle East and both countries consider Israel to be their political arch-foe.

"At the current juncture, the role of Iran and Syria is historic and therefore bilateral cooperation should be increased," Mehr news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

The semi-official FARS news agency reported that Ahmadinejad said that "the resistance of nations including Iran and Syria has caused a deadlock in policies of Arrogant System in economic, political and military sections."

He also turned to presence of bulling powers' forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen and said, "The enemies' plots will harm themselves."

Iran's president added that he felt that the United States would eventually be forced by the two states to stop interference in the region and withdraw its military personnel.

Mehr quoted the Syrian speaker as saying that Iran and Syria would side by side move towards continued resistance and fight against world imperialism.

Also on Thursday, Syria's state-run news agency reported that Syria's president Bashar Assad is urging the United States to play a stronger role in Mideast peacemaking.

Assad appealed to the U.S. on Thursday during a meeting with U.S. congressman Alcee Hastings in Damascus.

President Barack Obama has stepped up diplomatic efforts to improve ties with Syria and push the country away from its alliance with Iran and its support of militants like Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas.

Damascus wants to end its international isolation and hopes the U.S. can help boost its weak economy and mediate peace talks with Israel.

Assad also lashed out at Israel saying it was not ready for peace. The last round of Syria-Israel peace talks collapsed in 2000.

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  • 10. 0 0
    new world order
    • David
    • 11.01.10
    • 04:50

    G-d's World Order will not only include Israel, Israel will be the Capitol of the World for They are Ind always shall be His Chosen People.

  • 9. 0 0
    can we say no to regime change
    • dawoud
    • 11.01.10
    • 04:42

    are the iranians so stupid that they don't realize that the west has been behind all of this upheaval, and sudden publicity of it in the mainstream media....no one else belives what the west says so why should they....operation ajax baby... operation ajax.....google it if you are confused

  • 8. 0 0
    A-Jad make me laugh!
    • US CITIZEN
    • 08.01.10
    • 05:34

    Waht a comedian! A-Jad can be really funny at time. A new world order from the 2 terrorists states? Wow! There's a concept for you! This guy needs a good solid shrink!

  • 7. 0 0
    Lavi Joon-e Azizam
    • Persian Kitty
    • 08.01.10
    • 03:49

    Lavi jooneh-azizam, just a quick note to thank you for your continued support for my people...I wish for a victory of my people against the tyranny of the mullahs....as they would say 'inshallah'.....I love you...may we establish our old-age friendship.......

  • 6. 0 0
    Syria and Iran
    • DD
    • 07.01.10
    • 19:20

    Awwww...Iran and Syria? Butter wouldn't melt :-)

  • 5. 0 0
    G-d's World Order Includes Israel, Satan's Doesn't
    • Lavi
    • 07.01.10
    • 19:18

    Iran & Syria failed miserably in creating order in their own little backyards so somehow now these defeated, demented minds and egos feel qualified to bring order to the whole of G-d's world? The Iranian Regime's idea of justice is to buy out and own the system so their court processes goes smoothly in their favor, their idea of humanity is to first accost and then forcefully wed beautiful Persian virgins in jail at night so their burly Basiji husbands can then officially and religiously rape them repeatedly all night before they get humanely killed off in the morning to make them feel better and more halal, and the Regime's belief in G-d is so great that they actually believe that they are G-d and can therefore do Satanic acts in his name with impunity! No thanks Iran and your sadistic sidekick, Syria, with world order like this who needs tyranny and sedition?

  • 4. 0 0
    Bertil
    • Rory
    • 07.01.10
    • 19:13

    Put your money where your mouth is: go live in Iran or Syria. Ever wonder why people are risking getting killed in Iran trying to rid themselves of their "president"?

  • 3. 0 0
    Iran and Syria will create a new world order
    • Hamik C Gregory
    • 07.01.10
    • 17:44

    President Ahmadinejad should provide Iranians with New Iran Order instead of New World Order. Iranians want jobs and prosperity, instead they get Ahmadinejad style anti Western-Israeli propaganda. The only thing the Islamic Republic can offer its people is revolutionary rhetoric and ideology and nothing else. Too bad!

  • 2. 0 0
    And Belief in G-d? Which one? This ain't gonna be good
    • Eli
    • 07.01.10
    • 17:43

    That statements shows the very dangerous underbelly of Iran an Syria. So which G-D? Are Iran and Syria planning on throwing away enlightenment and liberalism for theocracy? Galileo was put under house arrest, for having disproved the church and doing his best to flaunt his correctness. This gave way to one of the greatest break through n human history, the scientific revolution. Once the church was shown to he wrong man was able to be right are Iran and Syria hoping to take this away? To take away our freedom of religion, to choose one or neither? An how are they planning this transition, as I would be verymuch a preemptive strike to protect my section 2 charter right. Europe are you getting nervous yet? You gave birth to G-d is dead

  • 1. 0 0
    Why not?
    • Bertil
    • 07.01.10
    • 17:36

    I surely prefer the Iran-Syria version of a "New world order", i.e piece and co-existence, before Kissingers.