Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls On Syrians To Resist Rebel Government

(RFE/RL) -- The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on Syrians to resist the emerging rebel-led government after the *ouster* of former President Bashar al-Assad, saying the uprising was orchestrated by the West.

Speaking in an *address* on December 22, Khamenei said Syrians, especially the country's...