‘America is a terrorist country and backs terrorism’: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei accused the US for supporting terrorism and said it is responsible behind instability in the Middle East.
“America is a terrorist country and backs terrorism… therefore, we cannot normalize ties with such a country,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
“You [the United States] and your agents are the source of instability in the Middle East… Who created (Daesh) Islamic State? America… America’s claim of fighting against Islamic State is a lie,” he stated on Monday in a meeting with high-ranking Iranian officials, according to his official website.
He added that the US is only against an “uncontrolled Daesh” and will oppose anybody who tries to really destroy the Takfiri terrorists.
Ayatollah Khamenei has made several statements denouncing the United States since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, while US President Donald Trump has spoken out against Iran in harsh terms since taking office, indicating he will reverse the previous administration’s attempts at rapprochement with Tehran.
On Sunday, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mostafa Izadi, claimed Tehran had obtained “documents and information” that purport to prove that Washington has been directly supporting Daesh to wage “a proxy warfare in the region.”
“It is really ridiculous for the US, standing next to the tribal and medieval Saudis, to talk about human rights in a place which has no notion of democracy, and to accuse Iran which is the emblem of democracy,” he stressed.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif blamed the US of disregarding its part of obligations under the nuclear deal, adding that US President Donald Trump will be forced to stick to it under international pressure.
Speaking alongside his Norwegian counterpart Børge Brende in Oslo on Monday, Zarif called out Washington for failing to deliver on the deal, hailing the milestone agreement between Iran, US and five other world powers as “an important achievement for the international community in reducing tension and preventing an unnecessary crisis from taking a toll on peace and security.”
