Iran\u2019s supreme leader on Thursday lashed out against US President Donald Trump describing the speech he delivered at the UN this week as full of \u201cgangster and cowboy\u201d rhetoric.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason behind the foolish, very ugly, insolent and disorderly speech with cowboy and gangster wording… is their anger (and) desperation,\u201d Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in reference to Trump and the US administration.<\/p>\n
In remarks to a top clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, carried by his website, Khamenei described Trump and the US administration as \u201chaving no brains\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US president\u2019s remarks are not a source of pride for the American nation and the elite of that country should feel ashamed of… having such a president,\u201d Khamenei said.<\/p>\n
The Assembly of Experts is a body of elected clerics that oversees the functions of the supreme leader and has constitutional powers to select and even dismiss the leader.<\/p>\n
Trump delivered a scathing verbal attack against Iran in his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The US president referred to the Islamic republic as a \u201cmurderous regime\u201d and a \u201cdepleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed and chaos\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also called the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, an \u201cembarrassment\u201d for Washington.<\/p>\n
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have increased under Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n
In 2015, Iran reached an agreement with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US to curtail most of its atomic programme in return for lifting of some economic sanctions.<\/p>\n
But Tehran complains that the shadow of existing US sanctions have deprived it from the economic benefits it hoped to achieve from the deal.<\/p>\n
The UN atomic watchdog has confirmed Tehran\u2019s compliance to the deal but the US administration says the \u201ctechnical\u201d adherence is not enough as long as Iran tests ballistic missiles and exerts influence in the region.<\/p>\n
Trump said on Wednesday he has reached a decision on whether to recertify Iran\u2019s compliance with the deal to curb its nuclear programme, but did not reveal his intentions.<\/p>\n
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also on Wednesday denounced at the UN \u201crogue newcomer\u201d Trump\u2019s \u201cignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric filled with ridiculously baseless allegations\u201d against Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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