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| Reconciliation talks between Bahrain govt., opposition futile: cleric |
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 TEHRAN, July 8 (MNA) – The leader of this week’s Friday prayers in Tehran has said that the reconciliation talks between the Bahraini government and the opposition are futile, emphasizing Muslims should come to power in the strategic island bordering the Persian Gulf. “They hold reconciliation meetings to divert attention, but this is of no use. Bahrain should be conquered by Islam and Muslims,” Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said. “The Unites States forces in Saudi army clothes should be expelled from Bahrain and Islam should prevail in the country,” he noted. “What are the Bahraini people demanding? They only say each person should have one vote… Why are they being killed?” On the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s indictments against four Hezbollah members over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, Jannati said the U.S. and Israel are seeking revenge for the Zionist regime’s ignominious defeat during the 33-day war against Lebanon in 2006. “Hezbollah is powerful… and the Americans should know that Hezbollah is invincible,” the Guardian Council chairman said. He also described the UN tribunal as a “rubber-stamp” one, saying the Americans and Zionists are manipulating SLT to attack Hezbollah.   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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