Iran’s Supreme Leader Mocks President Trump

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, with military commanders in Tehran on Tuesday. “We are grateful to this gentleman who has come!” he said of President Trump. Credit Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, via Reuters

New York Times: Iran’s Supreme Leader Sarcastically Thanks Trump for Showing America’s ‘Real Face’

TEHRAN — As Iran tries to calibrate how to deal with President Trump, its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in caustic comments to air force commanders, thanked the new American leader for revealing “the real face” of the United States.

“We are grateful to this gentleman who has come!” Ayatollah Khamenei said, according to a report posted on his official website.

Iranian officials have shown caution since Mr. Trump took office last month; despite expressing anger at his policies and comments, even hard-liners have taken care not to provoke the new American president.

Mr. Trump included Iran on a list of seven predominantly Muslim countries whose citizens have been barred from entering the United States, and his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, warned Tehran last week that it had been put “on notice” after a missile test.

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