TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who, he said, pretend to support the Iranian nation but want to stick their “poisoned dagger” into its back.
UNFAZED Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after leading a prayer before thousands of Muslims Friday. Khamenei blasted Western nations, saying the US and Europe nations pretend to be helping Iran but puts a dagger on the back of every Iranian. AFP PHOTO