The famous anti-American clergyman in Iran dies

He is believed to have been hospitals in the past few days with the digestive system's disease.

The renowned clergyman had played an important role in the 1979 uprising that brought down the West-backed Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlav.

Mesbah Yazdi is seen as radical and anti-Western, and that he maintained harsh anti-American attitudes. He had been a vocal critic of the liberal press, writes CNN, translates Periscopi.

According to regional experts, he was the spiritual mentor of Mahmoud Ahmadijad, the former Iranian president who had served in that position from 2005 to 2013.

Iran's president, Hassan Rouhan, offered his condolences about the death of Yazdi, who is believed to have been 85 years old. /Periscope