Shiite Iran is a staunch supporter of
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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's regime in its struggle against mostly Sunni rebels backed by Arab nations and Western powers.
Khamenei made the comments during a meeting with the visiting Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah whose trip to Tehran has been widely seen as an attempt to warm up the frosty ties between Iran and Sunni-ruled monarchies in the Gulf.
"Unfortunately, some regional countries do not take heed of the danger of Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed...
groups which will threaten them in future and they are still backing these groups," the leader's website khamenei.ir reported.
Takfiri is a synonymous term Iranian officials use for Sunni turbans.
"Some of the regional countries are backing the Takfiri groups and supporting their massacres and crimes in Syria," said Khamenei.
"Eventually these countries will be forced to eradicate these turbans, with a high price," Khamenei added.
Syrian opposition groups and Western countries have accused Tehran of supplying Damascus with military and financial backing.
Iran says it only has military experts on the ground in Syria and that it is providing the Assad regime with humanitarian assistance.