The deadline is looming for a deal to be struck on Iran’s nuclear programme and it seems the country’s Supreme Leader is feeling the pressure.
Ali Khamenei has the last word on all matters of state. Long mistrustful of Tehran’s main negotiating partner in the ongoing talks, he used a recent speech in Iran’s second-largest city Mashdad, to lash out at the US.
‘Death to America’
During his discourse in the Imam Reza Shrine, he accused Washington of ‘bullying’ and trying to turn Iranians against Islamic rule.
Photos of Leader’s speech at #ImamReza Shrine on the First day of the Iranian New Year.#Nowruz
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Shouts of ‘Death to America’ could be heard coming from the audience.
“Of course, yes, death to America,” Khamenei continued, “because America is the original source of this pressure. They insist on putting pressure on our dear people’s economy. What’s their goal? Their goal is to put
