In his first address since the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei excoriated the United States and Israel.

Iran’s supreme leader claims the U.S. and Israel are behind the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. NewsNation’s Leland Vittert says that claim isn't necessarily wrong as several U.S. politicians are on record as saying al-Assad “had to go.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating the overthrow of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, marking the first time he has publicly addressed the issue.