Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayers in Tehran on Feb. 4. Khamenei spoke out about Egypt’s antiregime protests Friday, declaring an 'Islamic awakening' across the region that is resulting in the 'irreparable defeat' of American and Israeli influence. leader.ir/Reuters
Iran's Supreme Leader Calls Uprisings An 'Islamic Awakening' -- L.A. Times
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the upheaval in the region is a defeat for the U.S., and a 'liberating Islamic movement.' But Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejects his statement, calling it the 'Egyptian people's revolution.'
Reporting from Beirut — Iran's supreme leader called for the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's rule, saying Friday that the political upheaval in the Arab world was part of an "irreversible defeat" for the United States and an "Islamic awakening" in the Middle East.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a rare appearance at Tehran's main Friday prayer venue, compared the popular uprisings against Western-backed autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt to Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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More News On Iran's Role In the Egyptian Revolution
Iran's Khamenei praises Egyptian protesters, declares 'Islamic awakening' -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran says Egypt events sign of Islamic renaissance -- Reuters
Iranian leader links risings in North Africa to Iran's revolution -- CNN
Iran postures while Egypt burns -- On Faith
Are uprisings a ripple of Iran in 1979? -- BBC
The Specter Of 1979 Is Haunting The Middle East -- Christian Caryl, Radio Free Europe
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