Iran's supreme leader says country has "extinguished sedition"

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran had defeated the United States and Israel "once again" and had "extinguished the sedition" he alleged was incited by Washington and Tel Aviv.

Speaking during an address marking a religious holiday, Khamenei's remarks came as Iranian authorities appeared to have brought the weeks-long nationwide protests under control.