Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria - Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Reuters/File

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 US drone strike killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Jan. 3, prompting Tehran to retaliate with a missile barrage against a US base in Iraq days later.

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

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