Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei condemns US air strike on militant group in Iraq

"The Iranian govt & nation & I strongly condemn the US's malice," Khamenei said on his official Twitter account, referring to Sunday's deadly US strikes on the Hashed al-Shaabi militants

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1 min read Last Updated : Jan 01 2020 | 5:33 PM IST

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday strongly condemned US air strikes on a militant group in Iraq, in his first comments since the weekend raids.

"The Iranian govt & nation & I strongly condemn the US's malice," Khamenei said on his official Twitter account, referring to Sunday's deadly US strikes on the Hashed al-Shaabi militants.

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Topics :Ayatollah Ali KhameneiUS-Iran tensions

First Published: Jan 01 2020 | 3:35 PM IST

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