Iranian MPs hail Khamenei as ‘new Moses’

Iranian lawmakers read out a declaration in parliament comparing US President Donald Trump to a pharaoh and hailing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as the new Moses. This was reported by the opposition website Iran International.

“The leader of the Islamic Revolution will drown you in the sea of ​​believers and the persecuted of the whole world. This will teach you a lesson in your arrogance,” says the declaration addressed to the American leader.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Khamenei had dedicated his life to fighting the “corrupt, arrogant forces” now symbolized by Trump. He also called the protests in Iran a US-Zionist conspiracy. The contradictory statements of the American president, according to Ghalibaf, are evidence of his despair.

Meanwhile, the head of the Iranian judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, said that the Iranian authorities will take legal action against foreigners involved in inciting unrest – and will do this outside Iran.

“Those who call for demonstrations, provide them with financial, propaganda support or arms – be it the US, the Zionist regime or their collaborators – are criminals. We will pursue every one of them,” he said.