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Khamenei Blames U.S. , Zionism, and 'Wicked' Uk, for Islamic State
by Arutz Sheva
October 13th, 2014
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday blamed the United States and the "wicked" British government for creating the Islamic State in his first speech since undergoing prostate surgery last month.
His cutting remarks were a reminder of Iranian suspicions about the West despite the ultra-hardline Sunni terrorists in Iraq and Syria being seen as a common enemy of both Tehran and Washington.
"America, Zionism, and especially the veteran expert of spreading divisions - the wicked government of Britain - have sharply increased their efforts of creating divisions between the Sunnis and Shi'ites," he said, according to his website, in a speech marking a Shi'ite Muslim religious holiday.