In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a meeting in Tehran, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Khamenei said Wednesday that his country will not enter into talks with the United States outside of the nuclear deal with world powers as Washington could use other negotiations to “penetrate” the Islamic Republic. Khamenei’s comments, published on his website, came as enough U.S. lawmakers now support the nuclear deal to block passage of a resolution of disapproval. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/ AP images)
(JTA) — In a reference to the Republican Party debate, Iran’s Supreme Leader’s decried on Twitter that “presidential candidates try to satisfy Zionists.”
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to Wednesday night’s CNN-sponsored debate in a tweet on Thursday, part of a series of anti-Israel tweets.
US govs put their people under Zionists custody.Isn’t it a shame that presidential candidates try to satisfy Zionists&prove their servitude?
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) September 17, 2015
In a follow-up tweet, Khamenei reiterated a claim he made earlier this month that Israel will not last:
Zionist regime is an imposed regime, made through coercion; no entity made by coercion would last. This regime will not survive either.11/13
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) September 17, 2015
On Wednesday night, conservative political pundit Ann Coulter similarly slammed the Republican candidates for pandering to “f—ing Jews.”
Khamenei also called for the West Bank to be “armed to be ready for defense.”
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