Leader Imam Ali Khamenei accused the United States of repeatedly making grave miscalculations about Iran over the past decades.
Addressing a gathering in the city of Qom, Khamenei said the US had long viewed Iran under the former Pahlavi monarchy as a “formidable fortress” for American interests. However, he noted, “it was from the heart of this fortress that the [1979 Islamic] Revolution was born and bubbled up. The Americans did not realize this, were duped, lagged behind, and became oblivious.”
Imam Khamenei’s remarks came as Iran commemorated the anniversary of a 1978 uprising that helped pave the way for the Islamic Revolution.
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The Leader asserted that the US has “on most occasions, committed mistakes concerning its attitude towards Iran throughout the past decades.”
The Leader described the development as “the Americans’ miscalculation” vis-à-vis Iran.
“After the Revolution, the Americans perpetrated mistakes concerning Iran throughout these several decades on most occasions,” Ayatollah Khamenei observed.
The Leader said his remarks were mostly addressed towards those “who are intimidated by the US’s policies.”
Observers describe the Islamic Revolution as a force that took the global anti-colonial movement to the next level, calling it a symbol of the fight for a just and multipolar world order.
Source: Iranian media (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
