Iran’s supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon yesterday after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered days of protests on the streets.In his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting “Death to America” that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran’s borders after the US killing of a top Iranian commander.Washington said any threats would only isolate Iran further.Khamenei’s address comes amid a deepening crisis for Iran as it grapples with unrest at home and rising pressure from abroad. …read more
Source:: Gulf times
