Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has asserted that anyone expecting a fundamental shift in the United States' hostile posture toward Tehran is gravely mistaken. In a strongly worded statement, Khamenei poured cold water on the notion that partisan shifts within the American political system or concessions to Washington could alleviate decades of geopolitical friction.

The supreme leader's remarks coincided with the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy seizure in Tehran. He claimed that Iran's strategic positioning in the Strait of Hormuz had shattered what he termed the myth of American invincibility, warning that any subsequent military aggression by the US regime would provoke a disproportionate and widespread retaliation. His warning comes as the US leadership itself faces internal political fallout from ongoing Middle Eastern entanglements.

While Khamenei maintained a defiant and cautious stance, other Iranian officials adopted a more triumphalist tone regarding the recent electoral setbacks faced by the US ruling establishment. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed that American voters had rejected militarism, warning the US regime against betraying public sentiment. Other senior advisers echoed these sentiments, framing the political outcome as a domestic rebuke for Washington.

Despite the celebratory rhetoric from various factions in Tehran, underlying anxieties persist regarding potential volatile retaliation from the US regime. Security officials, including representatives of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, explicitly warned neighboring Gulf states that permitting Washington to use their territories for hostile operations would result in direct Iranian strikes utilizing newly developed military doctrines.

Source: www.aljazeera.com