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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has addressed US university students in a letter, expressing his high appreciation for their stance in support of the people of Palestine.
"I am writing this letter to the young people whose awakened conscience has moved them to defend the oppressed women and children of Gaza. Dear university students in the United States of America, this message is an expression of our empathy and solidarity with you … You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front and have begun an honorable struggle in the face of your government's ruthless pressure — a government which openly supports the usurper and brutal Zionist regime," Khamenei said in the May 25 letter released by his office.
He also highlighted the pro-Palestinian stance of some US university professors and expressed his empathy for the country's students.
"The support and solidarity of your professors is a significant and consequential development. This can offer some measure of comfort in the face of your government's police brutality and the pressures it is exerting on you. I too am among those who empathize with you young people, and value your perseverance," the letter read.
Later in the day, US House Speaker Mike Johnson shared a response to the Iranian leader's letter.
"When you’ve won the attention of the Ayatollah, you’ve lost America," he wrote on X.
Numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrations have rocked college campuses across the US in recent weeks as protesters demand an end to US military, financial and diplomatic support for Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip, which have resulted in the deaths of more than 36,100 Palestinians. Students are also calling on their universities to condemn Israel's military campaign in Gaza, to divest from companies linked to Israel and to discontinue programs of study abroad at Israeli universities.
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