Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during the marking of the anniversary of the first Shiite Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib in Ilam Province that poverty and discrimination should be eradicated in the country, Iran.ru reports.
He noted that poverty and discrimination were a result of U.S. imperialistic efforts. Khamenei emphasized that Iran had demonstrated readiness to help the world community fight global challenges many times. Poverty and discrimination, in his words, were the problems Iran paid special attention to.
