“The U.S. and the Zionist regime came and perpetrated malicious acts. They took a beating and left empty-handed,” said the Islamic Republic's leader.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday night delivered a blistering broadside against the United States and Israel, accusing the allies of committing global crimes and claiming Tehran emerged victorious from the 12-day conflict in June. “The Zionist regime’s attacks on Lebanon, its aggressions against Syria, and its crimes in the West Bank and Gaza are all carried out with the U.S.’s backing. And due to these actions, the U.S. has truly become despised,” Khamenei said in a televised address.
Regarding the war against Hamas—which he called “one of the most significant tragedies in the history of our region”—Khamenei asserted that “the Zionist regime has been severely disgraced. And the U.S. stands beside that oppressive regime in its infamy and disgrace.
“People around the world know that if the U.S. hadn’t been involved, the Zionist regime wouldn’t have been capable of committing such extensive atrocities in Gaza,” he added. Addressing the aerial conflict in June, Khamenei claimed the United States and Israel suffered losses “far greater than the material damageinflicted on our country. “According to some accounts, the Zionist regime had planned and prepared for this war for 20 years. There were 20 years of planning to start a war in Iran and to incite the people so they would fight the system. But the situation turned against them, and they failed,” he said. (Read More)
