Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has indicated that Russian victory in Ukraine is in the interests of both Syria and Iran. His comments came during his reception of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir al-Lihyan in Damascus on Saturday. The Syrian president said that Russian dominance in Ukraine “serves the interest of Syria, Iran and all peoples and nations that seek to defend their rights, principles, freedoms and sovereignty.” Western losses caused by the war, described by al-Assad in the interview as “the slipping of the mask”, represents a redistribution of global power away from America…