TEHRAN – Late Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal used to praise Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for two specific reasons, an advisor to the Majlis speaker said on Monday.

One reason was the Leader’s special attention to science and the other his regard for defense power, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian quoted Heikal as having said, Asriran reported.

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