Iran's supreme leader stands by Guards

By Parisa Hafezi
Updated January 18 2020 - 4:18am, first published 4:14am
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given his first sermon at Friday prayers in years.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given his first sermon at Friday prayers in years.

Iran's supreme leader has thrown his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon after their belated admission that they accidentally downed an airliner, triggering days of protests.

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