Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday expressed grief at desecration of holy shrines of Imam Hadi (AS) and Imam Hassan Asgari (AS) in Samarra, Iraq by the US troops.
Issuing a statement, Khamenei condemned "the savage attack of the US occupying forces against the shines of the 10th and 11th Imams of the Muslims, killing over 50 men, women and children and wounding a large number of civilians in Samarra."
"The brutal and arrogant occupiers showed once again that they respect none of the religious sanctities and embarked on a military show-down in dealing with the Iraqi people.
The arrogant and ignorant officials of the United States think that they can force the Iraqi people with weapons and bullet to surrender.
This wrong mentality will lead the occupying forces to despair and humiliation," the Supreme Leader said, according to IRNA.
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