DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran urged Pakistan on Monday to avoid "wicked" U.S. influence and build stronger ties with Tehran, blaming Washington for rising sectarian violence in the Iranian-Pakistani border region that has strained relations.
Speaking to visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Khamenei accused the United States and "some other governments" of plotting a rift between the Muslim neighbours.
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