Imam Khamenei: Terrorism World Powers Use

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei says dominant powers use terrorism as a tool to achieve their illegitimate objectives.

The shocking and important point, when dealing with terrorism, is the calculations of satanic world powers, which use terrorism in their policies and planning to achieve their illegitimate goals." Ayatollah Khamenei said Saturday.

In his message to the International Conference on the Global Fight against Terrorism, Imam Khamenei clarified that "the Zionist regime, since the very beginning of its creation until now, has continued shamelessly and openly its terrorist acts outside and inside Palestine. Both the former and incumbent leaders of the Zionist regime feel proud of their terrorist background and in some cases, of their direct involvement in terror operations."
Addressing senior officials from at least 60 countries and representatives from several international organizations including the UN, Ayatollah Khamenei gave evidences that terrorism is not a product of recent periods and that the emergence of horrific weapons of mass destruction has made it hundreds of times more dangerous.
"Another example is the United States that has a long list of terrorist behaviors by financing and arming terrorist organizations in the region. The deadly attacks of American drones against defenseless families in villages and in the most deprived areas of Afghanistan have turned, many times, weddings into mourning ceremonies." He added.
"Crimes by the Black Water in Iraq, killing Iraqi citizens and elites, assisting terrorist groups in Iran, Iraq and in Pakistan, assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists in cooperation with Mossad are part of this shameful and unforgettable list of American acts of terrorism."
Stressing that the United States, Britain and some Western governments, with a black record in terrorist behaviors, have now added to their rhetoric the claim of fighting terrorism, Imam Khamenei viewed that "the US and its allies call Palestinian freedom fighters as terrorists, as a deceitful definition which constitutes the basic problem of terrorism in the present world."
"From the standpoint of the leaders of hegemonic powers, everything that threatens their illegitimate interests is viewed as terrorism. All struggles intended to defend a cause against the occupiers and interventionist forces are regarded by them as terrorism." Imam Khamenei concluded.