Iran’s supreme leader accuses US & Britain of trying to overthrow Islamic republic

The US, Britain and Zionist have been blamed by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the violent protests that have rocked the capital of Tehran and other cities in the Asian country.

Speaking at his office in Tehran, Khamenei vowed to respond against foreign powers he accused of attempting to overthrow the Islamic republic by stoking days of violent protests in Iran.

He also lashed out at Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing the US president of being “a very unstable man” who exhibited “extreme and psychotic episodes”.

Iran says it has “hard evidence” the recent deadly demonstrations were “very clearly directed from abroad”.

“US officials should know that, firstly, they have missed their target … Secondly, they have inflicted damage upon Iran in recent days, and they should know this won’t be left without a response,” Khamenei said on Twitter.

“Once again, the nation tells the US, Britain, and those who seek to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran from abroad that ‘you’ve failed, and you will fail in the future, too.'”

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Four days ago, Russian ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia claimed that the United States is exploiting the protests in Iran in order to derail the landmark nuclear deal with the Middle East country.

“The United States is abusing the platform of the Security Council. Let Iran deal with its own problems,” Nebenzia said.

“The real reason for convening today is not protect human rights or promote the interests of the Iranian people, but rather a veiled attempt to continue to undermine the Iranian nuclear agreement.

Nebenzia had also ferociously criticised the move by the US to convene a UN Security Council meeting over the unending violent protests in Iran.

 

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