The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili blasted the policies of the West on the popular uprisings in the region, and cautioned that the West has hatched plots to derail and hijack the ongoing movements and revolutions in the region. Addressing a gathering of Iranian diplomats here in Tehran on Sunday, Jalili said that the West is harmed by the growing waves of Islamic awakening and the role of the people in the current developments in the region, and warned that the West is seeking to derail these popular movements.
He raged that the West makes false claims about defending human rights, and lashed out at double standards towards the violation of human rights in the region, especially in Bahrain.
On Saturday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei voiced confidence about the outcomes of the current uprisings in the region. "Thanks to Islam and Islamic Revolution, a public Islamic awakening has happened in the region today, which will definitely yield its results as it has already yielded its results in certain points," Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Ayatollah Khamenei assured that "this movement will eventually serve the interests of the