Iranian ayatollah calls for ‘rage’ against Israel in response to Trump
Tehran — A senior Iranian cleric called during Friday prayers for Palestinians to "rage" against Israel after US President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, an ultra-conservative and a key leader of the main weekly Muslim prayers, said Trump had drawn a line on years of peace efforts by recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. "He proved that the cure for the issue of Palestine is only, only, an intifada (uprising)," Khatami, who was appointed by Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, said in his sermon at Mosalla, Tehran’s largest mosque. "Only intifadas can turn day into a dark night for the Zionist regime," he said. He urged the Palestinian people to rise and "rage against this occupying regime". "Any damage that you can incur to this occupying and criminal regime will mean you have taken a step towards pleasing God," he said. Trump’s declaration has triggered a global diplomatic backlash, with several world leaders warni...
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