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Press TV: A senior Iranian cleric has condemned the Saudi-led military invasion of Bahrain, criticizing the West for its hypocritical stance towards human rights. Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader went on to point to efforts by Western media outlets to distort the reality of the people's revolt in Bahrain. “This uprising pursues the same objectives as the uprising of the people of Egypt and Libya,” he added. The cleric emphasized that the revolution in Bahrain is not a matter of Shia and Sunni and condemned decrees (fatwas) by extremist Wahhabi leaders who permit spilling the blood of their 'opponents and their families.' “Don't think that killing and massacre will sustain your rule,” Ayatollah Khatami addressed the Al Saud family. “Every drop of blood that is shed from an innocent will bring you closer to downfall,” he warned >>>