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Khamenei calls Trump a ‘criminal,’ blames him for protest casualties and damage
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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that Iran considers US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for inflicting casualties, damage, and slander on the Iranian people during the protests.
“The latest anti-Iran sedition was different in that the US President personally became involved,” Iranian media quoted Khamenei as saying.
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