Nasrallah Congratulates Rowhani for 'Earning People's Trust'
Hizbullah secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah cabled Hassan Rowhani on Sunday congratulating him on his victory in Iran's presidential election.
“Hizbullah along with all the mujahideen in this country of resistance congratulate you … for aptly earning the big trust of the great people,” Nasrallah said in the cable.
He told Rowhani that his victory met the “expectations of the Iranian people,” and “renewed the trust of the vulnerable friends and brethren in the Arab and Islamic world.”
Rowhani, a moderate cleric, was declared Iran's new president on Saturday, ending eight years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's conservative grip on the top job.
Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator who has championed more constructive engagement with world powers, was declared outright winner with 50.68 percent of votes cast in the election.
Iran is Hizbullah's biggest backer and supporter, and has also thrown its weight behind the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, helping it battle an uprising now in its third year.
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