By SCM REPORTER
IRAN’S new Supreme Leader has issued a defiant New Year battle cry, boasting that his nation’s “front line” is now too big for the “small mentality” of the West to handle.
In a chilling address marking the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) and the end of Ramadan, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei hailed what he called “remarkable victories” against the United States and Israel.
The hardline cleric used the dual holiday to stoke tensions, claiming that Iran has survived three separate “wars” in the past year alone.
Khamenei lashed out at the “Zionist enemy,” claiming Israel and the U.S. attempted to topple the Islamic system during a bloody conflict in June. He alleged that “prominent scientists” and commanders were martyred in a plot to spark a popular uprising.
”Because of a gross miscalculation, the enemy thought that after a day or two, the people would overthrow the Islamic system,” the Ayatollah sneered.
Instead, he claimed, the “unparalleled bravery” of Iranian fighters left the West in a state of “desperation and destitution,” forcing them to beg for a ceasefire to save themselves from the “edge of the abyss.”
The fiery speech also detailed a “January Coup,” where Khamenei accused Western “mercenaries” of exploiting economic hardships to cause “countless disasters” on the streets of Iran.
The leader’s rhetoric signals a continuation of the regime’s “forever war” footing. He paid a somber tribute to the “kind father of the Ummah”—the previous Supreme Leader—noting that the nation is currently “in the middle” of a third security war.
Despite the mounting body count of Iranian commanders and the loss of the “Destroyer Dena” naval vessel, the new leader remained unshaken.
He told his followers that Iran’s reach and military presence have expanded far beyond what his “humble” enemies could imagine.
As the Islamic Republic enters the year 1405 on the Persian calendar, the message from Tehran is clear: the regime has no intention of backing down, and the “front line” is only getting closer.