Sunday, June 22, 2014

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Condemns U.S. Involvement In Iraq

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

Iraq Crisis: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Warns Against US Intervention -- ABC News (Australia)

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed strong opposition to intervention in Iraq by the United States or anyone else, saying Iraqis themselves could bring an end to violence there.

Mr Khamenei, who has the last word on all matters of state, added in remarks to judiciary officials that Washington aimed to keep Iraq under its control and place its own "stooges" in power.

He said the conflict was not sectarian but really between those who wanted Iraq in the US camp and those who sought Iraq's independence, the official IRNA news agency reported.

"We are strongly opposed to US and other (countries') intervention in Iraq," Mr Khamenei said.

"We don't approve of it, as we believe the Iraqi government, nation and religious authorities are capable of ending the sedition. And, God willing, they will do so."

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More News On Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Strongly Opposing US Intervention In Iraq

Iran strongly opposes US interference in Iraq: Leader -- Press TV (Iran)
Khamenei says Iran strongly opposes US intervention in Iraq -- Express Tribune
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran strongly opposes US intervention in Iraq -- Economic Times/Reuters
Iran's Supreme Leader Speaks Out Against U.S. Intervention In Iraq -- Radio Free Europe
Khamenei warns Sunni Shia divisions serves US interests -- The Telegraph
Khamenei says Iran strongly opposes US intervention in Iraq -- RTE
"US is seeking an Iraq under its hegemony" - Ayatollah Khamenei -- Voice of Russia

My Comment: This is a shift from a few weeks ago when he said that President Obama doesn't have the guts for a military attack .... 'America cannot do a damn thing': Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei taunts President Obama claiming he doesn't have the guts for a military attack -- Daily Mail

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