Iran Supreme Leader Says U.S. ‘Even Worse’ Than ISIS After Bombing Iranian backed militants In Syria
Iran Supreme Leader Says U.S. ‘Even Worse’ Than ISIS After Bombing Iranian backed militants In Syria 2/9/2018 11:29:47 PM Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei addresses air force commanders BY TOM O'CONNOR Newsweek, Feb. 9, 2018 - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned U.S. foreign policy across the Middle East, accusing Washington of destabilizing the region through its intervention. Khamenei made the remarks Thursday while addressing a gathering of air force commanders in Tehran, which last month was rocked by protests that Iran suspected of being partially instigated by the U.S, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The top cleric said the U.S. had created the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), which once claimed nearly half of Iraq and Syria, and the U.S. was responsible for the death and destruction it caused. In response, he said, Iran’s primary goal was to “stand against cruelty and corruption at the international level and...