Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the United States has never been seeking to root out Takfiri terrorism, but it is rather making efforts to preserve some terror groups in the Middle East to advance its goals.
As his eminence received Chairman of the National Iraqi Alliance (NIA) Ammar al-Hakim and his entourage in Tehran, the Leader said the US governments always were at odds with sovereignty of the Islamic states such as Iraq and no one should be deceived by their smiles.
“Despite their superficial claims, they [Americans] have not at all been after uprooting Takfiri terrorists, but have attempted, instead, to preserve some of the terrorists to pursue their future objectives,” the Leader said.
“Now, in [Iraq’s] Mosul and also in Syria, the US is not in favor of the total defeat of Takfiri terrorists,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.
The Leader hailed the formation of an alliance between Iraqi Shia groups as a major development and underlined the need for strengthening the foundations of such unity.
The NIA, which holds the majority of seats in the Iraqi parliament, includes four political parties, namely the State of Law Coalition, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, the National Reform Trend Party and the Sadrist Movement.
Imam Khamenei advised the Iraqi political parties to protect and bolster pillars of unity in the Iraqi political spectrum.
His eminence also congratulated recent victories of Iraqi forces in Mosul, saying that to achieve such lofty goals is possible only through unity and solidarity and that the government should go ahead with national solidarity.
Source: Iranian media
