Iran's Supreme Leader says he'll retaliate against America

ON 11 JULY, IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER MUJTABA KHAMENEI (11 JULY) STATED IN HIS WRITTEN ADDRESS TODAY THAT IRAN WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE POLITICAL PATH OF THE LATE SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI AND TO PRESERVE THE INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COUNTRY, WITHOUT CHANGING THE COURSE OF POLICY AS A RESULT OF THE DEATH OF HIS LEADER. REITERATING THAT THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF THE LATE SUPREME LEADER AND OTHER VICTIMS, HE SAID THAT IRAN WOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND STRESSED THAT IT WOULD RESPOND WITH RETALIATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE VICTIMS WAS A COMMON DEMAND OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE AND THAT THAT OBJECTIVE WOULD NOT BE CHANGED BY CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)