Iran’s Top Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Calls US the ‘Great Satan’

Khamenei accused some Muslim countries of betraying their people by helping the US implement its policies.

Shambhavi Prakash
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Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo: AP)
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Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo: AP)
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Iran’s top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the US an “arch-tyrant and the great Satan” at an international Quran competition.

The US is the arch-tyrant and the great Satan. Those who implement US policies in the region are adherents of tyranny.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei 

He also accused some Muslim countries of betraying their people by helping the US implement its policies in the region.

Some Islamic governments are betraying their people and the Islamic Ummah and paving the way for the American influence.

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Published: 18 May 2016,05:38 PM IST

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