Tuesday, September 1, 2015

US remains Iran’s ‘No. 1 enemy,’ says powerful cleric


The United States remains the “No. 1 enemy” of Iran despite the nuclear agreement, an influential Iranian cleric said Tuesday, joining a chorus of hard-liners in the Islamic Republic seeking to quash hints of détente.

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, president of the Iranian Assembly of Experts, said the nuclear deal brokered with six world powers, led by the US, would not lead to a warming of ties with Washington. (READ MORE)