Khamenei rallies Iranians to march against US threat
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Trump has validated Tehran’s long-held opinion the US in ‘deceitful’
Tehran — Iran will respond to the growing hostility from President Donald Trump when it celebrates the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution this week, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in his first public comments since the US imposed new sanctions on the Islamic state. "He says, ‘Be afraid of me’," Khamenei said, referring to Trump in a speech to air force commanders and personnel posted on his website on Tuesday. "People will respond to this on the anniversary of the revolution with their presence in the streets, and they will show what stance the population takes in the face of threat." Iran marks the revolution that led to its Islamic Republic on February 10. Iranian officials have said they would not be intimidated by the Trump administration, which put their nation "on notice" for testing a ballistic missile last week and then sanctioned a list of entities it said were linked to the missile programme. Iran said the test launches were a matter of sovereignty and ...
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