In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with a group of religious performers in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2015. Iran's top leader on Thursday stopped short of giving his endorsement to the framework nuclear deal struck last week between Teheran and world powers, while the country's president warned separately that Tehran's approval of a final deal depends on the immediate lifting of all sanctions related to its controversial nuclear program. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday called on state bodies to support the government of President Hassan Rouhani in fighting looming US economic sanctions, saying America’s “conspiracy” could be defeated, according to his official website.
“I strongly believe that if the government takes the necessary measures, it will be able to overcome problems and defeat the US conspiracy,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech carried on the website, calling on state bodies to support the government’s economic policies.
