Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, lashed out at the United States on Saturday over its policies on Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan.
State television said Khamenei blasted Washington’s "full support for the Zionist regime", its "silence regarding the killings of Palestinians" and its "pressuring of Islamic countries to recognize Israel."
In addition, he criticized Washington’s "arrogant act regarding al-Quds", a reference to US President George W. Bush's signing of a law last week that calls for the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to disputed Jerusalem.
Speaking at a gathering of senior officials marking a religious holiday, Khamenei was also quoted as slamming American "killing of people in Afghanistan and propagation of an attack against Iraq, which would create another catastrophe for the Iraqi nation", AFP said.
Saturday's national holiday, which celebrated the appointment of Mohammad as prophet by God, was also marked by the mass-wedding of 3,000 young couples.
The festivities, also carried on state television, were funded by the charity foundation of Iran's late supreme leader and founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. (Albawaba.com)
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