Iranian cleric faults UK colonial past for unrest

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Ayatollah Kazem Sediqi said on Friday that the unrest in Britain have directly arisen out of the colonial policies of London.

The turmoil in Britain is the result of problems British officials created for other countries in the past, Sediqi told Tehrani worshipers in Tehran.

“Hegemonic powers hatched plots and spent money to mess (other) countries up and today these incidents are the upshot of their conspiracies,” he added.

Nobody thought that Britain, which was itself a hegemonic power, gets entangled in massive protests caused by public outrage, he noted.

He went on to say, “Incidents and current developments in England are an indication of the collapse of the West world.”

Famine in Somali

Sediqi also pointed to severe famine and drought in Somalia, and criticized the U.S. for its double standards toward the country. The ayatollah said the U.S. has exploited many resources in Africa but so far has not provided any humanitarian aid to the famine-stricken country.

He also thanked the Iranian nation for sending aid to Somalia, saying these humane measures should continue.