Iran's top leader vows to defeat U.S. fresh anti-Iran move

TEHRAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the United States is "not trustable" and will be defeated in its fresh anti-Iran move, local media reported.

All successive U.S. governments are not bound to their obligations, Khamenei said during a meeting with senior Iranian officials, referring to the U.S. withdrawal from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal.

The United States has "deep enmity with" Iran, he said, adding that Washington intends to "destroy the power factors of the Islamic republic."

"Since the beginning of the Islamic revolution (in 1979), the U.S. has not given up its enmity against the Islamic republic. They have harnessed all political, economic, military and propaganda measures against Iran," Khamenei said.

Meanwhile, the supreme leader pointed out that the U.S. has failed in its all previous plots against Iran in the past four decades.

"Like the cat in Tom and Jerry (animated series), they will lose again," he said.

Khamenei made the remarks two days after a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he threatened to impose the toughest sanctions on Iran if the Islamic state does not change its course of action domestically and regionally.

Pompeo urged Tehran to report to the International Atomic Energy Agency about its nuclear program, end proliferation of its missiles, and stop supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East. Enditem