Israeli Regime ‘Only Proxy Force’ in region: Ayatollah Khamenei

IQNA - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the only proxy force in the region is the Zionist regime, which invades other countries on behalf of the world’s colonial powers and "must be uprooted."

Ayatollah Khamenei made the comments during a speech at Imam Khomeini’s Mosalla Grand Prayer Grounds in Tehran on Monday after leading Eid al-Fitr’s prayers. The Islamic festivities known as Eid al-Fitr mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

“The Westerners accuse the zealous youths of the regional nations of being proxies. I would like to say that there is only one proxy force in this region which is the corrupt usurping [Israeli] regime,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Leader added that Israel is committing genocide and if given the opportunity, it will invade other countries’ territories, just as it invaded Syria as the proxy force of the colonizers.

“This criminal gang must be uprooted from Palestine and it will be uprooted. Everyone must strive to eliminate this evil entity from the region,” he asserted.

The Leader pointed to US threats against Iran, warning that any wicked act would certainly receive a "crushing and decisive blow."

“If the enemies are thinking of stirring any sedition inside the country, the Iranian nation will respond to them,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.

The Leader lamented that the “bloody” incidents in Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine made the people’s lives bitter during the holy month of Ramadan.

Pointing to the assassination of resistance figures in various countries and the Iraqi scientists by the Israeli regime, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “The US and a number of Western countries defend such clear terrorist acts and the entire world only witnesses them.”

The Leader also denounced the total disregard of the self-proclaimed defenders of human rights for the Israeli massacre of some 20,000 Palestinian children since the beginning of the genocidal war in October 2023.

The people of Europe and the United States are holding protest rallies against the Israeli regime and US crimes and would stage more demonstrations if they were fully informed about the US-Israeli criminal acts, Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Source: Press TV