DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei described homosexuality as part of the “moral deprivation” widespread in Western civilisation, during a televised speech on Tuesday.
“There is severe moral deprivation in the world today such as homosexuality and things that one cannot bring oneself to even talk about. Some have rightly called Western civilisation a new age of ignorance,” Khamenei said.
Western rights groups have often criticised Iran, where homosexual acts among men can be punished by the death penalty.
Tehran has dismissed the criticism as baseless and due to a lack of understanding of its Islamic laws.
https://www.reuters.com/world/irans-khamenei-says-homosexuality-example-wests-immorality-2022-03-01/
