Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, has now refused U.S. help to fight the virus. So far, he has been dismissing the seriousness of the virus, declaring that it will easily be overcome through a “health jihad.” Meanwhile, Shia clerics continue to pressure Khamenei to leave open the nation’s holiest shrines. Some faithful followers of Islam have been licking shrines to “cleanse” them of coronavirus in efforts to save other believers. And now, in another display of lunacy, Khamenei is claiming that the coronavirus is “specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians.” Previously he was blaming Israel and the U.S. for it, but this takes his conspiracy paranoia to a new level.
“Iran leader refuses U.S. help, citing virus conspiracy theory,” Associated Press, March 22, 2020:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader refused U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments come as Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions blocking the country from selling its crude oil and accessing international financial markets.
But while Iranian civilian officials in recent days have increasingly criticized those sanctions, 80-year-old Khamenei instead chose to traffic in the same conspiracy theory increasingly used by Chinese officials about the new virus to deflect blame for the pandemic.
“I do not know how real this accusation is but when it exists, who in their right mind would trust you to bring them medication?” Khamenei said. “Possibly your medicine is a way to spread the virus more.”
He also alleged without offering any evidence that the virus “is specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians which they have obtained through different means.”
“You might send people as doctors and therapists, maybe they would want to come here and see the effect of the poison they have produced in person,” he said.
There is no scientific proof offered anywhere in the world to support Khamenei’s comments.
However, his comments come after Chinese government spokesman Lijian Zhao tweeted earlier this month that it “might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe(s) us an explanation!”…
AntiIslamicman says
Islamic stupidity is truly amazing. This is why I say Islam is a prescription for only the very very stupid
John says
The very very Barbaric of Savages is what islam appeals to
mortimer says
Agree with AIM: the first casualty of Islam is the human mind.
TomSJr says
Going once, going twice, SOLD! ISOLATE IRAN and they will ALL DIE. FREE WILL means they have made their choice. BYE BYE, IRAN.
I told you God has a plan for evil IRAN……………..
Westman says
What are the implications of, “[virus] is specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians which they have obtained through different means.” ?
Khamenei implies that there is an Iranian “race”, determined by genetics, which is sufficiently distinct to separate Iranians from any regional nations.
Khamenei implies that some nation-funded entity, if it had such capabilities, would unleash a fatal disease without testing which could easily attack the originating nation.
Khamenei is too stupid, or thinks Iranian citizens too stupid, to recognize that the first nation which has a serious outbreak is either the target, the place of origination, or both. That nation is China.
Khamenei is not that stupid, so there is no question that he is purposefully(desperately) lying in hopes that he will be believed by a majority of Iranians; Iranians who have cell phones and have seen the contagion first spread in China.
Khamenei is worried that this crisis will end the Regime. Has Iran’s version of Islam dumbed-down the majority of Iranians to a level that they would swallow his self-saving propaganda? Are the shrine-lickers in the majority or just the most feared?
Dusty says
Islamic stupidity is infinite.
Phil Copson says
“Recently, I told Khameini my best Coronavirus joke – all I have to do now is sit back for two weeks and see if he gets it……”
PRCS says
Yup.
Buraq says
Khamenei is a Covidiot!
mortimer says
He seems to WANT the virus to continue to spread.
PRCS says
The bottom line question:
Does he really believe all not nonsense or is he trying to keep the flock’s fears under control?
Though educated Iranians likely don’t buy it’, he has the guns.
Templer says
Good let’s Waite two weeks see if he gets it backward he’s I thick islam gives you a retired disorder
wpm says
From drinking camel urine to now “licking rocks and touching them” what other scientific knowledge does the Koran and Islamic leaders give to keep their followers to keep them healthy and well?Wait now we hear from the religious leaders of Iran it is a plot by the Americans and those evil Jews , using genetic data stole from Iranians to kill Iranians ??Never mind Italy has the most deaths so far from the virus that we know of(I do not trust China on giving any really good data) magic thinking of Islam is truly bad for your own personal health.
mortimer says
Islam is self-hypnosis.
Dude says
Yep, that’s exactly what Iran would do if they knew how evil Iranians are, every marvel of demonic treachery imaginable. No wonder these sad evil clowns hate life. What a silly way to use your mind.
John says
Actually, Iran as in Persia was a beautiful Place and it’s People, then islam stepped foot on the soil and we can now see the actual World Pandemic in action. Satanic Filth in power.
FYI says
al Lah the muslim is a foreign ARAB god too:I mean ,allah doesn’t even speak Farsi and he insists he can only write in Arabic.
al Lah the ARAB is the god of the ARABS and the Arabs are hardly best buddies with the modern Persians.It is not as if an ARAB god has much interest in Persians anyway.
allah is the god of the INVADERS of Persia.The Iranians should throw out this foreign ARAB god and his ‘holy’men who are enslaving them through terror and lies.
And allah the ARAB ,he god of the Iranians,he doesn’t even speak their language!
RichardL says
I have just watched a piece on Youtube where the author explains that we cannot even be sure that there is a new virus out there. There are also many publications that show that SARS killed almost nobody but many, many people died from treatment with anti-viral drugs. And another fact: the last pandemic was swine flu. That “pandemic” killed 12,000 Americans. The regular flu kills between 60 and 70,000 Americans. All official CDC data.
mortimer says
By refusing U.S. and Israeli help to fight the virus, Ayatollah Khamenei, has now sentenced himself to be one of history’s greatest bigots. He is willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of lives for the sake of cherishing his hatred of KAFIRS and Jews.
How deep this HATRED of the KUFAAR is embedded in the hearts of fanatical Muslims … and they fan the flames of their hate 17 times every day by cursing Jews and Christians in their ‘prayers’.
No Muzzies Here says
This is what happens when the government of a country is based on a silly, stupid superstition that began in the seventh century.
There is no separation of religion and state in Iran.
Michael Copeland says
“Separation of religion and state is not an option for Muslims…”
Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris
https://www.jaafaridris.com/separation-of-church-and-state/
A Gnostic Agnostic says
He is as insane as Muhammad: religiously blaming Jews.
Religiously blaming Jews seems to be the only ‘religious’ element of Islam. The rest is political subjugation.
It is a wonder humanity still sees not that Islam is the true root of Nazism/fascism/socialism. They hide behind whoever they can. It is their “religion” to religiously blame Jews for what they are themselves guilty of.
After all, Adam got kicked out for trying to blame another for his own. By their own admission Muhammadans are the religion of ‘getting kicked out of Eden’ as all they do is blame, blame and blame, and this is how their politics is conducted.
That is why they need “believers” to “believe” their lies and misinformation. Say hello to Nazism all-over-again: the House of Islam owns it, and they’re shutting down all opposition to Islam.
Rarely says
They seem to be ascribing incredible abilities (almost superhuman ones) to both the U.S. and Israel. Both the Americans and the Israelis are accused of being able to design a virus that will only affect muslims. They must be shaking in their boots (I would be if I believed my “enemies” had such power). Magical !! They might as well surrender now in the face of such super knowledge and ability.
Do their scientist still claim the World is flat? Wouldn’t surprise me.
Jerry says
And, no doubt,, when the Israeli Jews release their vaccine against the Corona Virus, American and European Leftards, and Muslims in general and the Iranians in particular will join BDS in trying initiate a boycot of it.
tim gallagher says
I agree with the comments up above pointing out the unbelievable stupidity of this Iranian leader. I find it humorous to hear this knuckle dragger, who believes we should all be living the way people lived back in the 7th century, actually mentioning genetics at all. It’s like a complete idiot giving an opinion on some area of quite sophisticated science. Like this clown would know anything about the subject. These mullahs always seem to be just about the dumbest humans on planet earth and yet, there they are, in control of an unfortunate country and the people who live there. People like him probably know the contents of the Koran and absolutely bugger all about anything else. His outlook is certainly paranoid though, and, no doubt, he feeds this paranoia into the Iranian people as much as possible.
gravenimage says
Iran refuses help from US, claims coronavirus “specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians”
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What idiocy–Iranians are not a separate race–in fact, many different ethnicities have passed through Persia during its long history.
And if this somehow *were* the case, how would they explain other people as genetically different as Chinese and Italians and sub-Saharan Africans contracting the disease?
This willful ignorance is just going to result in the needless deaths of a lot more of his own people.
Janice Mermikli says
Not only the 7th century (A.D.), but specifically the 7th century in Arabia. Other places, such as the Byzantine Empire, were ,much more civilized.
gravenimage says
True, Janice. Even during the dark ages, other places were more civilized than Arabia–and even Arabia was more civilized than many aspects of Islam.
Giacomo Latta says
When you’re right all the time you don’t let things like facts get in the way.
Pal says
Iran refuses to release Christian prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak while EU sends millions in aid
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-christian-prisoners-coronavirus
gravenimage says
Yes–hideous. And this is while they are freeing violent Muslim prisoners.
OLD GUY says
This idiot is the leader of Iran, how sad that the people of Iran have to live under a man with such little care about its citizens. One wonders how long these people are going to continue there quest to live in the 7th century.