DUBAI – Iran’s supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon on Jan. 18 after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered days of street protests.
Reuters: Iran’s Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane
A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a meeting with school and university students in the capital Tehran on Nov. 3, 2019.
