To the Youth in Western Countries

On 29 November 2015, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, published an open letter addressed to the youth in Western countries.

It was written in response to the November 2015 Paris attacks and other contemporary terrorist actions, such as the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash and the 2015 Beirut bombings.

In about two thousand words, Khamenei discussed the reasons for the worldwide wave of terrorism,[1] calling it "our common worry".

[1] He mentioned United States's alleged role in the evolution of terroristic groups like al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIL—"the spawn of such ill-fated pairings with imported cultures.

"[6] Khamenei also pointed out the "oppressed people of Palestine", who "have experienced the worst kind of terrorism for the last 60 years.