Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 3, 2012. Khamenei dismissed on Friday Western sanctions and warned against the U.S. war threats against the Islamic Republic. He said that Iran benefits from Western sanctions. (Xinhua/Official Website of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei dismissed on Friday Western sanctions and warned against the U.S. war threats against the Islamic Republic.
Khamenei said that Iran benefits from Western sanctions.
He made the remarks in Tehran when leading the Friday prayers that was broadcast live by the state TV.
In response to Western sanctions on the country, including the recent U.S. and EU embargo on Iran's oil exports, Khamenei said that the sanctions have helped the potentials within the country bloom and prompted the country to grow domestically.
He said that in face of Western sanctions Iran has proved that it "turns to the internal potentials and grows domestically."
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