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Associated Press Published 6:57 AM EST Jan 9, 2019 Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader has called U.S. officials “first-class idiots,” mocking American leaders as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Mideast. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments on Wednesday were unusually harsh, reflecting broader tensions between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Khamenei also recounted a story about a U.S. official who once predicted he would celebrate Christmas in Iran. Khamenei said: “Some U.S. officials pretend that they are mad. Of course I don’t agree with that, but they are first-class idiots.” The supreme leader did not name the official. However, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton told a meeting of the Iranian exile group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq last March that “before 2019, we here … will celebrate in Iran.” … [Read more...] about Iran supreme leader calls US officials ‘idiots’

Deb Riechmann Associated Press Published 10:10 AM EST Jan 5, 2019 Washington – President Donald Trump’s comments about Afghanistan this week devolved into a history lesson gone awry and an embrace of the former Soviet Union’s decision to invade the country in the 1970s. Trump argued that the Soviets’ foray into Afghanistan was the right thing to do, even though he said it “bankrupted” Moscow and led to the demise of the Soviet Union. He said the invasion targeted terrorists who were flowing into the Soviet Union. Actually, the Soviets were trying to bolster communists in Afghanistan and possibly expand their influence against the United States and the West. A look at some of his statements Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting: SOVIET INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN TRUMP: “The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia. They were right to be there.” THE FACTS: His assertion that the Soviets were … [Read more...] about AP fact check: Trump’s Afghan comments inaccurate