With Iran and the US at a critical point in nuclear talks, the Supreme Leader’s office has attacked on another front, accusing Washington of legalized killing and torture.

Ayatollah Khamanei’s staff fired the volley on Twitter on Saturday afternoon, trying to link issues such as the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and women in American prisons:

 

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If torture & killing are done by US they're legal; they tortured & imprisoned ppl in & out of US w/out trial. #WomenInPrison #gitmo2chicago



5:54 PM - 28 Feb 2015





Without naming President Obama, the office mocked him over his failed promise to close Guantanamo Bay, still holding uncharged detainees after 13 years:

 

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5 or 6 yrs ago, this person made an election promise to Americans to close Guantanamo. Was it closed? #gitmo2chicago #HomanSquare 1/9/14



5:44 PM - 28 Feb 2015





Domestic US issues were linked to conflicts abroad:

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They claim to support freedom,yet there’s no other country whose incarceration rate is as high as US's.#WomenInPrison #gitmo2chicago 11/1/12



5:25 PM - 28 Feb 2015





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Blatant US w many prisons on its soil& in world, from Iraq & Afghanistan to Europe, claims support for #HumanRights. 6/30/04 #WomenInPrison



5:36 PM - 28 Feb 2015



So why the Twitter blast now? The final tweet in the series gave away the reason. The Supreme Leader’s concern was to turn back pressure on Iran over its own human rights record, with repeated reports by the UN and international organizations criticizing the Islamic Republic over political prisoners, suppression of the press, bans on the Baha’i religious community, restrictions on students, and executions:

 

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US govt views good and evil as selective.They label their illegal demands as that of “int’l community” & calls for indep. as roguish.8/30/12



6:06 PM - 28 Feb 2015


Authorities Ban Meeting of Writers
Authorities suddenly cancelled a gathering of the Iranian Writers Association on Friday.

The Association had scheduled a conference on the “Age of Translation” in a Tehran restaurant, but it was banned by officials an hour before it was opening.

Speakers and participated gathered in front of the closed doors and engaged in discussions.

In September, the Association held its first general meeting in 12 years.

By EA WorldView