Another source of friction between West and Iran is Syria, where Tehran is allied with the regime of President Bashar Assad and Russia. U.S and much of West and Sunni Arab world have opposed Assad since 2011 pro-democracy movement morphed into revolt against Syrian government.....…

A few months earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, tweeted similar remarks: . ... Iran's terror campaign is not directed only at the West's democratic ally in the Middle East, but also at Europe itself. ..…