BBC Online :
Iran’s Supreme Leader has said Tehran will not co-operate with the US and UK on regional issues.
In a televised address, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US aims in the region were “180 degrees opposed to Iran’s”. Mr Khamenei accused the US of reneging on the West’s nuclear deal with Iran and said trusting them was a “mistake”. The “Great
Satan” [US] and “evil” Britain were using “pretexts” like human rights abuses and terrorism to avoid fulfilling their commitments. Mr Khamenei was speaking at an event commemorating the death anniversary of the revolution’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
His comments come ahead of plans by the UN Security Council to discuss possible air drops of aid to Syrian areas under siege. Iran has been accused by the US and its allies of interfering in the affairs of Middle Eastern countries, particularly Syria. Officially Iran denies it has deployed any combat troops in Syria, but it is believed Tehran provides both military and economic support to staunch ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
