Haaretz Service and News Agencies : Report: Top Iran cleric slams Ahmadinejad's 'coarse' attacks on Israel
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Iranian sources report that, 18 days before parliamentary elections to the majlis, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the first time threw all his weight and authority behind his country?s nuclear program and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His words clearly celebrated the failure of the United States, the West at large and Israel to thwart Tehran?s nuclear ambitions.

Tuesday, Feb 26, the supreme ruler told Iranian officials:

?One example of an advance by the Islamic system has been the nuclear issue, in which the Iranian nation has honestly and seriously won a great victory.?