Iran's Supreme Leader: Reagan was wiser, more powerful than Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JOHN BOWDEN - 12/27/17 08:49 AM EST

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday ripped President Trump, comparing the president to former President Reagan and vowing that Iran would endure any U.S. presidency.

In a series of tweets Thursday morning, Khamenei said that Reagan was both more "powerful" and "wise" than Trump, yet was unable to topple Iran's government.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Khamenei's first tweet refers to the July 1988 crash of Iran Air flight 655, which was shot down by a U.S. guided missile over Iranian airspace under orders from the U.S. military. The Reagan administration explained the incident at the time as an error caused by U.S. warships identifying the flight incorrectly as an incoming Iranian military aircraft.

The U.S. reached a settlement at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the incident in 1996 and paid more than $60 million in compensation, but did not admit fault.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/366553-irans-supreme-leader-reagan-was-wiser-and-more-powerful-than-trump

[oberliner]

1. Amazing how Twitter has changed diplomacy

Social media in general has transformed our society profoundly.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. You know it's bad when Iran claims Raygun was better than Drumpf

[Hugin]

3. Twitter (and Trump) has turned the world into a middle school lunchroom.

with Nukes.

WAITER! WAITER! CHECK, PLEASE!

[Aristus]

4. Oh, that's gonna leave a mark!

[SeattleVet]

5. As execrable as that bastard Reagan was, tRump is far worse

and much more dangerous to world stability, especially with the types of people he has surrounded himself with.

[Javaman]

6. a rotten turnip is wiser, more powerful than Trump nt