Western Anti-Terror Coalition is Fake: Imam Khamenei

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed that the western coalition which has been allegedly formed in a bid to fight terrorism is fake and not real.

As his eminence received Bosnia and Herzegovina chairman of Presidential Council Bakir Izetbegovic, Imam Khaemeni said that independent states should extinguish the fire of discord and conflicts through strengthening their relations and avoiding being impressed by policies dictated by arrogant powers.

“Although such coalitions may even engage terrorists in some instances, they are not after genuinely rooting out terrorism in Iraq or in Syria,” the Leader said in a meeting which was also attended by President Hasan Rouhani.

“Bad and evil” policies pursued by the Western countries are exacerbating problems facing humanity on a daily basis, Imam Khameni said.

The Leader pointed to the overflow of Takfiri terrorism into Europe and the potential aggravation of this problem in the future.

“The Arab region is apparently the birthplace of this phenomenon but the American government and some European governments are in reality the main factors behind the occurrence of such events.”

According to Imam Khamenei, the resolution of the current crises hinges on an understanding of their causes and the existence of the determination to resolve them.

“The humiliation of young Muslims in some rich and powerful European countries creates grounds for them to join deviant terrorist groups such as ISIL and these humiliated youths embark on bombing and killing upon their return to Europe,” the Leader referring to Takfiri group operating in several Arab and Muslim countries, widely in Iraq and Syria.

The Leader further expressed the Iranian government’s full readiness to improve cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina in various political and economic sectors and boost bilateral coordination in international communities.