Iran's Supreme Leader: "The United States Reveals Its Terrorist Nature"

[Asia Economy Reporter Sung Ki-ho] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei strongly criticized the United States on the 17th (local time) regarding the killing of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Ayatollah Khamenei personally led the Friday prayer service in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on the same day and said, "The assassination of Soleimani is a disgrace to the U.S. administration," adding, "The U.S. revealed its terrorist nature by killing Soleimani," according to foreign media reports.

Regarding the Iranian military's attack on U.S. bases in Iraq as retaliation for Soleimani's killing, he praised it as "a blow to the image of the United States."

This was the first time in eight years since 2012 that Ayatollah Khamenei appeared at the Friday prayer service.

This unusual Friday prayer service took place amid the Iranian regime being under pressure due to the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane on the 8th and anti-government protests.

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