Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday issued a message expressing his condolences to the Iranian nation on the terrorist operations in Iraq which killed or wounded hundreds of civilians including tens of Iranians.
IR Leader referred to the US as the main accused of the terrorist operations in Iraq, saying the US forces, under the false pretext of fight against terrorism have occupied the Islamic Iraq.
“The main accused in this crime and other crimes are the US security and military forces that have occupied an Islamic state under the pretext of campaign against terrorism and have killed or wounded tens of thousands of people so far and have intensified insecurity there,” the Leader’s message reiterated.
Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated in his message that Washington is the root cause of all terrorist operations in Iraq, stressing that the US and Israeli intelligence services are the primary accused ones in those regards.
The Islamic Republic of Iran expects the Iraqi government to seriously counter such crimes and fully provide the security of the pilgrims of the holy sites in that country, IR Leader emphasized.
Ayatollah Khamenei further condoles the bereaved families of the victims on the sad occasion and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.
The toll from the Friday’s blasts brought to at least 140 the number of people who have died in the past 48 hours as suicide bombers targeted areas packed with civilians in the capital and a restaurant filled with Iranian pilgrims in central Diyala province.
Hundreds of worshippers had gathered to pray at a Muslims holy shrine in the historic and predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Kadhimiyah in northern Baghdad when the attackers struck Friday lunchtime.
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