Khamenei: Clinton a ‘saleswoman’ who spreads ‘lies’
Oh, boy. We knew it was coming. After Secretary Clinton warned on Feb. 15 that Iran was becoming a "military dictatorship," the Islamic Republic’s leaders have hit back. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Iranian state TV yesterday, "Now, the Americans, once again, have dispatched their agent as a saleswoman to the Persian Gulf ...
Oh, boy. We knew it was coming. After Secretary Clinton warned on Feb. 15 that Iran was becoming a "military dictatorship," the Islamic Republic's leaders have hit back. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Iranian state TV yesterday, "Now, the Americans, once again, have dispatched their agent as a saleswoman to the Persian Gulf to spread lies."
Oh, boy. We knew it was coming. After Secretary Clinton warned on Feb. 15 that Iran was becoming a "military dictatorship," the Islamic Republic’s leaders have hit back. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Iranian state TV yesterday, "Now, the Americans, once again, have dispatched their agent as a saleswoman to the Persian Gulf to spread lies."
On Feb. 16, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a televised news conference, "We don’t take her comments seriously" and said that the United States’ military budget is 80 times that of Iran. He also said, "These comments she is making are not wise."
None of these criticisms will phase Clinton (seen above on Feb. 14 in Doha, Qatar). She just calls it as she sees it.
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