U.S., Israel And Saudi Arabia Want Muslims at War, Iran Says
- U.S., Israel And Saudi Arabia Want Muslims at War, Iran Says
by TOM O’CONNOR, http://www.newsweek.com/
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia of conspiring to divide the Muslim world as further violence erupted in Syria over the weekend.
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Khamenei addressed a crowd of laborers gathered Monday, a day before workers in Iran and around the world were set to gather in celebration of May Day. The leading cleric stressed the importance of supporting the local economy to counter U.S.-led sanctions, which he said were aimed at undermining Iran’s revolutionary Shiite Muslim system. Khamenei said the U.S. also targeted Iran by manipulating its top regional rival, the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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“The U.S. incites the Saudis in order to create conflict in our region. Why don’t they incite the Zionists? Because they want Muslims to fight against Muslims,” Khamenei said, according to his official website.
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“If these countries are wise, they won’t get involved in a conflict against Iran; but, if they enter a war with Iran, they will certainly be struck down and defeated. The Americans want to avoid the costs of confrontation with the system created by Islamic Revolution,” he added.
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