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Monday, April 30, 2018
Khamenei: Countries that confront Iran ‘will be hit multiple times’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the time when Iran’s enemies can “hit and run” is over.
“They know if they enter military conflict with Iran, they will be hit multiple times,” he says in comments during a meeting with workers, according to his website.
Later, in a series of tweets, Khamenei accuses the US of creating instability in the Middle East, and warns it will “certainly suffer from defeat” if it confronts the Islamic Republic.
“Wherever US entered, it created instability, brought misery to people… [the] US must exit this region,” he says in a series of tweets. “The one whose feet should be cut off is US, not Islamic Republic. We are from here. Persian Gulf, West Asia are our home.”
“US’s plan is to provoke some ignorant govts. with little knowledge, in our own region, to confront the Islamic Republic,” he says. “If these govt. officials gain some wisdom, they won’t confront the Islamic Republic; but, if they stand against Iran, they will certainly suffer from defeat.”
He goes on claim the American policy of “agitating” the Saudis and not the “Zionists” proved it was intentionally seeking to sow division among Muslims.
Wherever U.S. entered, it created instability, brought misery to people; that's why U.S.'s feet must be cut off from West Asia; U.S. must exit this region. The one whose feet should be cut off is U.S., not Islamic Republic. We are from here. Persian Gulf, West Asia are our home.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 30, 2018
U.S. officials agitate Saudis, creating discord and chaos in West Asia. Why don't you agitate the Zionists? Because they want to turn Muslims against one another; thus, avoiding the burden of an outcome from confronting the Islamic Republic and the powerful Iranian nation.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 30, 2018
U.S.’s plan is to provoke some ignorant govts. with little knowledge, in our own region, to confront the Islamic Republic. If these govt. officials gain some wisdom, they won’t confront the Islamic Republic; but, if they stand against Iran, they will certainly suffer from defeat. pic.twitter.com/TAhsDJq1H7
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 30, 2018
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