The U.S. president’s “unreasonable behaviors” with regard to international agreements have further undermined the credibility of the United States and led to the world’s distrust of America, he said on Saturday, ISNA reported.

He made the remarks in reference to Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal that Iran struck with world powers back in 2015.

The Iranian nation, Hashemi Shahroudi said, are unique in “insight” and “vigilance”, and with their resistance spirit and insistence on their values, “they will defeat Trump like his predecessors.”

The senior cleric also said unity, compliance with guidelines set by the Leader and working hard are among the duties of the country’s authorities.

“The [only] way to deal with the enemies’ shenanigans is through harmony, synergy, accurate observation of the situation, vigilance against conspiracies, and more emphasis on serving the people, especially by resolving their economic problems and difficulties,” he stated.

Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi also thanked the Iranian nation for their widespread presence in al-Quds Day demonstrations, saying such presence manifests the nation’s faith in the ideals of the late Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.

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Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaghegh, who has traveled to Iran to attend International Conference on Followers of Ahl al-Bayt.

He pointed out that one of the greatest threats in Afghanistan is the U.S. influence which plans to carry out dire scenarios against Afghanistan and other neighboring countries.

Earlier the day, Mohaghegh met Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the site of Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed expansion of relations and cooperation. The need for more cooperation in combating terrorist groups and expediting the follow-up of issues in the quintuple committees of Iran and Afghanistan were other topics discussed at the meeting.

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“Defeat of Daesh will make the hegemony hatch new plots. So, the Iraqi and Syrian governments and people should not ignore plots of the Great Satan, the U.S., and the Zionist regime,” Shahroudi told a meeting of Expediency Council.

“However,” the council chief added, “the resistance front will foil” new plots.

Armed forces in Iraq and Syria, backed by popular mobilization units and Iranian military advisors, have managed to flush Daesh militants out of their last strongholds in both countries, declaring full victory over the notorious group.

Shahroudi praised the IRGC Quds forces and resistance front’s efforts in defeating Daesh militants.

Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said in a press conference on Thursday that recent victories in defeating Daesh in Iraq and Syria do not mean a total annihilation of the terrorist group.

The sovereignty of Daesh has been annihilated, Jafari said.

Daesh has not been completely annihilated and has gone underground in various countries especially Afghanistan, he said.

“So, we put on agenda fighting their plots,” he added.

Egyptian officials said on Saturday that gunmen who attacked a mosque in North Sinai were carrying a Daesh flag.

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