Iran Leader Says Never Trusted West, Likes China Better. Also Downgrades U.S. From ‘Great Satan’ to ‘Great False Idol’

From Reuters via the Asia Times:

Iran’s supreme leader says he never trusted the West, seeks closer ties with China 

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for
closer economic and security ties with China, saying Iran had never
trusted the West, as the two countries agreed to increase bilateral
trade more than 10-fold to $600 billion in the next decade.




Iran’s