Pompeo calls Iran
religious leaders 'hypocritical holy men'
U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library, Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP
Photo/Mark J. Terrill) more >
By - Associated Press –
Updated: 9:53
p.m. on Sunday, July 22, 2018
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday called
the religious leaders of Iran “hypocritical holy men” who amassed vast sums of
wealth while allowing their people to suffer, part of a highly critical
broadside issued as the republic approached the 40th anniversary of its Islamic
revolution and the U.S. prepared to reimpose economic sanctions.
“At times it seems the world has become desensitized to the regime’s
authoritarianism at home and its campaigns of violence abroad, but the proud
Iranian people are not staying silent about their government’s many abuses,”
Pompeo said in prepared remarks for a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum.
“And the United States under President Trump will not stay silent
either. In light of these protests and 40 years of regime tyranny, I have a
message for the people of Iran: The United States hears you. The United States
supports you. The United States is with you,” he said.
Pompeo castigated Iran’s political, judicial and military leaders,
too, accusing several by name of participating in widespread corruption. He
also said the government has “heartlessly repressed its own people’s human
rights, dignity and fundamental freedoms.”
America’s top diplomat was particularly barbed in his remarks about
“the Ayatollahs,” saying they “are in on the act, too.” He said Grand Ayatollah
Makaram Shirazi has generated more than $100 million for himself in the illicit
trade of sugar; that Ayatollah Emami Kashani is worth millions after the
government transferred several lucrative mines to his foundation; and that
Ayatollah Khamenei has an off-the-books hedge fund, Setad, worth $95 billion.
“The level of corruption and wealth among regime leaders shows that
Iran is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government,” he
said.
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