The supreme leader spoke in Tehran, where he led Friday prayers for the first time in eight years.
ISTANBUL — Iran's supreme leader said in a rare sermon Friday that the United States suffered a"strong blow" to its"superpower image" following an Iranian strike on U.S. facilities in Iraq, and he urged Iranians to unite amid a worsening crisis with the West.
“These are turning points, historical days. The Iranian people are resilient,” Khamenei said Friday amid anti-American chants from the congregation.Large crowds filled the mosque and surrounding courtyard, and banners with likenesses of Soleimani were draped from its balconies, according to images shown on state television.
Leading the weekly sermon in Tehran is a task normally carried out by one of Khamenei’s loyal Shiite clerics. His appearance Friday was a nod to the multiple foreign and domestic crises convulsing Iran. At home, Iran is grappling with a flagging economy and sporadic outbursts of unrest. Last week, Iranian officials admitted that the armed forces shot down a Ukrainian airliner they mistook for a hostile aircraft, killing all 176 people on board.
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