TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the U.S. intervention in Syria will be a "catastrophe" for the region, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
The region is like a "powder keg" and the future is unpredictable if something happens, Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with the cabinet members.
His words were an allusion to the possible U.S. military responses to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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