Iran's Khamenei slams Trump as a liar after Center East go to, requires Israel's finish

[ad_1] JERUSALEM – Simply hours after President Donald Trump concluded his Center East go to, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday launched a tirade towards America and Israel, charging that Trump is a liar and calling for the destruction of the Jewish state.

"Trump stated he desires to make use of energy for peace. He is mendacity," wrote Khamenei on X , including, "Among the remarks made in the course of the US President’s journey to the area aren’t even price a response in any respect. The extent of these remarks is so low that they're a supply of disgrace for the American nation."

Washington has designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism for the reason that Eighties. The rabidly anti-Western and antisemitic ayatollah referred to as the Jewish state—America’s key ally within the Center East — a "cancerous tumor" that have to be uprooted.

Based on the Trump administration, Khamenei’s regime is the world’s main state-sponsor of antisemitism.

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Khamenei additionally took purpose on the Sunni Arab nations which might be allied with the U.S. within the Mideast, together with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

"This failed mannequin, the place Arab states are advised they will’t survive ten days with out US assist, is being imposed once more. However it'll collapse, and America will depart this area."

The wily 86-year-old revolutionary Islamist stated that Washington aimed to advertise Sunni Arab dependency on Washington. "The US desires these nations unable to perform with out it — that’s the message of their conduct and their proposals."

Khamenei additionally accused America of utilizing its assets to assault the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

"The US has used its energy to bloodbath in Gaza, to stoke conflict wherever attainable, and to arm its mercenaries," stated Khamenei. The U.S.-designated terrorist motion, Hamas, is a strategic accomplice of Iran’s regime. Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and slaughtered over 1,200 folks, together with many Individuals.

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Throughout his trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar , Trump referred to as Iran’s regime the principle power of instability within the Center East.

"The largest and most harmful of those forces is the regime in Iran, which has prompted unthinkable struggling in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Yemen and past, "stated Trump within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Alireza Nader, a Washington, D.C., skilled on Iran's regime, advised Fox Information Digital that Iran "has been dealt a extreme army setback by Israel, and the Iranian public wishes the regime’s overthrow. President Trump has an awesome benefit within the negotiations and will severely prohibit and restrict the regime’s nuclear program ."

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Trump stated he wants a deal with Iran to cease its unlawful nuclear weapons program. In his speech, Trump advised Iran that it should abandon its drive to construct an atomic bomb.

"When you have been setting up the world's tallest skyscrapers in Jeddah and Dubai, Tehran's 1979 landmarks are collapsing into rubble," Trump stated. "[Iran’s] corrupt water mafia . . . causes droughts and empty riverbeds. They get wealthy."

Benjamin Weinthal reviews on Israel , Iran , Syria , Turkey and Europe. You possibly can observe Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and e-mail him at benjamin.weinthal@fox.com