In a meeting with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran on Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the US claim of the formation of an"anti-terror coalition" was an act ofdeception.
Such is the Americans approach to all issues and they arenever honest in their conduct, Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader stated that the Middle East is grappling withinsecurity due to the "wrong" policies of Western countries and "a deviant and erroneous" perception of Islam,urgingMuslim countries to exercise"prudent cooperation"to stop the escalationof such insecure conditions.
Ayatollah Khameneiadded that some regional states are the root cause of thedeviant dogmaand said Western countries have exerted pressure on Muslims in Europe and the US instead of fighting terrorist groups.
"These terrorist movementsare completely different from theactualIslamic ideology, the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khameneipointed to the insistence of Western media and governments, particularly in the US,onusingthe term "Islamic State" to refer tocertain terrorist groups, saying, "This approach is an insult to Muslims and instead of remedying the problem indirectlybrings about the grounds for the reinforcement of these groups."
Ayatollah Khamenei also said Western countries have never succeeded in winning the Iranian nations trust.
The Leader stated that thehostile policies by the US have pushed the Iranian people and officials to pursue the expansion of relations with independent countries.
Pointing to the hegemonicpolicies of certain states, particularly the US, and their dishonest cooperation with other countries, Ayatollah Khamenei stated that independent countries seek to promote their cooperation under such circumstances.
Ayatollah Khamenei further pointed to the deep-rooted trade and cultural relations between the Iranian and Chinese nations and said, The Iranian government and nation have always sought and still seek to expand ties with independent and reliable countries such as China.
The Leader described as entirelycorrect and judiciousthe bid by the Iranian and Chinese presidents to draft an agreement thatenvisages the establishment of 25-year strategic relations, adding that Tehran and Beijingshould firmly follow up on the deal to secure its implementation.
Ayatollah Khameneialso welcomedthe position of theChinese presidentabout the necessity of therevival of the Silk Road and the expansion of cooperation among countries on its path.
The Leader added that the Islamic Republic of Iran will never forget Chinas cooperationduring the eraof Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its nuclear program.
Elsewhere, Ayatollah Khameneicited energy as one of the most pressingissues in the world and stated that Iran is the only independent country in the region which can be trusted in the field of energy because unlike some regional countries, Irans policy on energy will never be affected by any non-Iranian factor.
The Chinese president on Saturday held talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, during which the two sides discussed the latest mutual and regional developments.
Iran and China signed 17 documents for cooperation in economic, industrial, cultural and judicial fields in the presence of the two countries presidents.
Xi arrived in Tehran on Friday at the head of a politico-economic delegation. His visit is the first by a Chinese president to Iran in 14 years.
By Press TV
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