Iran’s Supreme Leader

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that adversaries gravely miscalculated Iran’s strength and resilience during the recent conflict.

In his message marking the beginning of the Iranian New Year, Khamenei stated that the United States and Israel believed a few days of attacks would trigger an internal uprising and lead to the collapse of the Iranian government. However, he said, those assumptions proved entirely wrong.

He added that the enemy launched the war under the false belief that assassinating senior leadership and key military figures would instill fear among Iranians and pave the way for regime change and the fragmentation of the country.

Instead, he noted, the Iranian people demonstrated extraordinary unity, setting aside religious, ideological, cultural, and political differences.

Khamenei claimed that while Iran grew more united, divisions were emerging within the ranks of its adversaries. He also emphasized that Iranians continued both fasting and resistance simultaneously, asserting that national unity would ultimately force the to back down.

Highlighting regional diplomacy, Khamenei offered to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stressing that neighboring countries are of great importance to Iran.

He expressed Tehran’s desire for improved relations between the two nations and broader harmony among Muslim countries.

The Iranian leader also rejected allegations of attacks on Turkey and Oman, calling them “false flag” operations, and warned that similar incidents could occur in other countries.