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Presence of US, European states ‘root cause’ of problems in region: Leader
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a group of Iranian elites, scientific talents and top ranks at the country’s university entrance exam, in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, Press TV reported.
The meeting took place after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) fired a massive barrage of long-range missiles at the Israeli-occupied territories in reprisal for the entity’s recent assassination of the top leaders and commanders of the resistance front.
“In our region, the root cause of problems, which leads to conflicts, wars, concerns and hostilities and such like, results from the presence of the same people who claim to advocate peace and tranquility in the region; that is America and some European countries,” the Leader said.
“If they get themselves out of this region, beyond a shadow of doubt, these conflicts, these wars, these clashes will come to a complete halt, and the countries of the region will be able to govern themselves, govern their region, and live together in peace, blessing and prosperity.”
The United States and its western allies have been providing Israel with unstinting support in the realms of finance, logistics and intelligence since October last year, when the occupying regime launched a merciless war on Palestinians in Gaza.
As part of its vicious attempts to expand the scope of war to other fronts across the region, Israel embarked on indiscriminate bombings of southern regions in Lebanon and targeted killings of the Hezbollah resistance movement’s senior officials and commanders as well as Iranian military advisors in Syria and Lebanon.
The IRGC’s operation on Tuesday night was carried out in response to the assassination against the leaders of resistance, not least Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the military commanders of the IRGC and the Lebanese resistance movement.