On Wednesday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused the United States of being complicit in the “crimes” being committed in Gaza by Israel.
Khamenei said in a speech remarks from which were posted on his official account on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, “The US is definitely the Zionist regime’s accomplice in its crimes against Gaza. In fact, it is the US that is orchestrating the crimes being committed in Gaza.”
He added, “The blood of the oppressed children of Gaza is on the US’s hands.”
Khamenei contended that the cause for Western leaders’ visits to Israel since the October 7 invasion by the Palestinian militant group Hamas is “because they see that the Zionist regime is falling apart.”
“The Zionist regime has suffered a decisive blow. It has been wounded and is crippled. The West is struggling to keep it on its feet using weapons and bombs.”
According to Israeli officials, the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict started when the Hamas militants crossed into Israel from its southern border on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people.
Israel has responded with relentless air and artillery strikes on Gaza that have killed more than 6,000 people, according to health authorities in Gaza.
Tehran, an essential source of financial and military backing for Hamas, praised the October 7 Hamas attack while rejecting any involvement in its planning or execution.
