Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with university students and gave a speech two days before the anniversary of the 1981 occupation of the US Embassy in the capital Tehran.
“The US embassy was not only a diplomatic and intelligence center but also a headquarters for internal incitement against the revolution and for the destruction of the revolution. This is a fight against international oppression, and for the Iranian nation, inspired by the teachings of Islam, standing against oppression is a duty,” said Khamenei, adding that actions of the US and the Zionist Israeli regime against Iran will be responded harshly.