Iran's supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
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In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Irans supreme leader mocked Americas presidential election in a televised address. In his remarks Tuesday, Khamenei quoted President Donald Trumps own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticize the vote as Tehran marked the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Irans supreme leader mocked Americas presidential election in a televised address. In his remarks Tuesday, Khamenei quoted President Donald Trumps own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticize the vote as Tehran marked the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)A pedestrian walks past an anti-U.S. billboard, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic forced authorities to cancel a planned commemoration of the Nov. 4, 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The Persian writing on the billboard reads in part: "Demise of Arrogance." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Vehicles drive on a highway under an anti-U.S. billboard with a portrait of former President Barack Obama, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic forced authorities to cancel a planned commemoration of the Nov. 4, 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The Persian writings on the billboard reads: "Whoever came inflicted evil. America remains the same." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Vehicles pass under an anti-U.S. billboard on a highway in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic forced authorities to cancel a planned commemoration of the Nov. 4, 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Irans supreme leader mocked Americas presidential election in a televised address. In his remarks Tuesday, Khamenei quoted President Donald Trumps own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticize the vote as Tehran marked the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)