Khamenei tells Trump 'no enemy can paralyse' Iran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran to stop its missile tests


Reuters February 07, 2017
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with high-ranking officials in Tehran August 31, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran to stop its missile tests, and called on Iranians to respond to Trump's "threats" on Friday's anniversary of the 1979 revolution.


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"No enemy can paralyse the Iranian nation," Khamenei was quoted as saying by his website in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran.


" says 'you should be afraid of me'. No! The Iranian people will respond to his words on Feb 10, (the anniversary of revolution) and will show their stance against such threats."


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Earlier, the the Iranian foreign ministry said it will ban Americans from entering the country in response to President Donald Trump’s “insulting” order restricting arrivals from Iran and six other Muslim states.

COMMENTS (2)

cautious | 7 years ago | Reply @Bunny Rabbit: Not sure anybody would be proud to compare themselves to Iran - maybe N Korea but certainly not India.
Bunny Rabbit | 7 years ago | Reply Only Iran and India are the two gutsy countries having spine of their own. They dont belong to any faction like Russia or Uncle Sam .
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