TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that the United States has no right to call the referendum that the Syrians held on a new constitution on Sunday a 'sham'.

Larijani made the remarks in Qom on Wednesday in response to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who recently described the referendum in Syria as a "cynical ploy."  

Certain Western countries are venting their anger at the Islamic Awakening occurring in the region on Syria, Larijani stated.