US so-called war on terror ridiculous: Larijani

Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has dismissed the United States’ claim to fighting terrorism as ridiculous, saying Washington has a negative track record in supporting terrorism.

Addressing a Majlis open session on Sunday, Larijani said despite its dark track record in supporting terrorism, today, Washington is deceptively showing too much enthusiasm for fighting terrorism.

He stated that the US' "power-thirsty structure" is tied to terrorism phenomenon in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Syria.

Larijani also praised a recent stance adopted by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei regarding Iran's refusal to join the US-led so-called coalition against Takfiri ISIL terrorists. 

On September 15, Ayatollah Khamenei described as “absurd, hollow and biased” remarks made by US officials regarding the formation of the US-led so-called international coalition to battle the ISIL terrorist group.

US President Barack Obama said on September 12 that Washington is assembling an international coalition to “snuff out” the ISIL terrorist group, adding that such extremist groups have “no place in the 21st century.”

The ISIL terrorists, of whom many are foreign militants, control large parts of Syria’s east and north. ISIL also sent its Takfiri militants into Iraq in June, seizing large swathes of land straddling the border between Syria and Iraq.

They have committed heinous crimes in the areas they have taken and threatened all communities in Iraq during their advances in the Arab country.