Iran’s supreme leader just called President Trump a “clown” as he led Friday prayers for the first time in eight years.
a "clown" who merely pretends to support Iranian citizens but would push a "poisonous dagger" into their backs.
He also described Tehran's decision to attack military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq earlier this month as a "day of God."The Islamic Republic is currently grappling with elevated tensions since the death of Soleimani and widespread protests following the accidental downing of a passenger jet that killed all 176 people on board — the majority of whom were Iranian citizens.
Iran's government admitted to the accidental downing of the Ukrainian International Airlines passenger jet on Jan. 11, after days of denying a role in the crash. Iran's Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Jan. 3. It marked the most dramatic escalation between Washington and Tehran in a series of tit-for-tat attacks. Western forces and embassies in the region have been on high alert since then.
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