Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria: Iran Supreme Leader

(Reuters) – Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, according to his official website.

Iran almost got into a full-blown conflict with the United States when a U.S. drone strike killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Jan. 3, prompting Tehran to retaliate with a missile barrage against a U.S. base in Iraq days later.

“The Americans won’t stay in Iraq and Syria and will be expelled,” Khamenei said, without providing further details.