{"id":327481,"date":"2025-01-08T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327481"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:43:30","slug":"khamenei-targets-u-s-in-speech-to-mask-iranian-regimes-strategic-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/khamenei-targets-u-s-in-speech-to-mask-iranian-regimes-strategic-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei Targets U.S. in Speech to Mask Iranian Regime\u2019s Strategic Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_327482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327482\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-qom-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Iranian regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader addresses his followers, referred to by the regime as the people of Qom \u2013 January 8, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/farsi.khamenei.ir\/speech-content?id=58928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered a combative speech<\/a> on January 8, criticizing proponents of negotiations with the United States and accusing critics of being \u201cintimidated by American policies.\u201d His remarks, come as the regime grapples with significant regional and domestic challenges, including the collapse of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime in Syria, a critical blow to Tehran\u2019s influence in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s recent public appearances have grown notably frequent, with the Supreme Leader delivering his fifth speech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/khamenei-digs-in-as-assads-fall-rattles-tehran\/\">since the fall of Assad<\/a>\u2014an unprecedented pattern in recent years. Analysts attribute this unusual visibility to the regime\u2019s urgent need to maintain morale among its supporters and project an image of resilience in the face of growing dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his speech, Khamenei lashed out at proponents of U.S. dialogue, stating, \u201cThose promoting talks with America are either asleep, drunk, or mad.\u201d He justified his aggressive stance by framing U.S. hostility as a reaction to losing control over Iran after the 1979 revolution. \u201cAmerica had taken possession of Iran, and we pulled it from their clutches,\u201d he claimed. \u201cTo consider the demands of America and Israel is to threaten the republic and democracy of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Khamenei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Khamenei<\/a>\u2019s Speech Reflects Iranian Regime\u2019s Morale Crisis After Strategic Loss in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EwLTl0Ydv\">https:\/\/t.co\/9EwLTl0Ydv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1874492212417056857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei, often known for cloaking his warnings in historical reflections and indirect language, cautioned his followers:\u00a0\u201cWe must fortify ourselves, our thoughts, and public opinion against the enemy\u2019s propaganda. They claim you are growing weaker while you are actually growing stronger. They project their own weakness as strength. They say, \u2018I will destroy you with threats,\u2019 while you are becoming immune to threats. The fundamental task is to tear apart the illusion of the enemy\u2019s power, to shatter it, and not let their propaganda influence public opinion. The key to this issue is simple: do not believe the enemy\u2019s words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also expressed concern about the morale of his forces, saying:\u00a0\u201cThe next issue is \u2018hope.\u2019 Hope. We must remain hopeful in divine guidance, in God\u2019s support, and in the strength that God has given nations. This is precisely the opposite of what the enemy seeks to do: they want to strip hope from the hearts of our youth, to make them despair. Everyone with a platform in media or propaganda, everyone with a voice, must prioritize keeping hope alive in the hearts of the people. No discouraging words should be spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though Khamenei did not directly address Syria in this speech, his emphasis on media control and propaganda underscores the regime\u2019s acute awareness of its vulnerabilities. \u201cWe must shield public opinion from the lies, threats, and distortions of the enemy,\u201d he instructed, urging state propaganda outlets to counter-narratives about the regime\u2019s declining influence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei Digs in As <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Assad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Assad<\/a>\u2019s Fall Rattles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LW9OIi50Kp\">https:\/\/t.co\/LW9OIi50Kp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1866900253229924535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid these challenges, Khamenei sought to rally his followers by invoking divine support, saying, \u201cWe must be hopeful of divine guidance and the God-given strength of nations.\u201d He added that activists in media and public discourse must focus on reviving hope while avoiding despair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With mounting domestic discontent and international pressure, including the imminent return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, Khamenei\u2019s frequent public appearances and aggressive rhetoric underscore a regime on the defensive. By directing attention outward and rallying loyalists, Khamenei seeks to mask the profound weaknesses threatening his grip on power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if Khamenei considers making concessions to international pressure, the regime\u2019s profound fragility compels it to fear that any retreat could trigger significant defections within its ranks. To mitigate this risk, it resorts to bold rhetoric, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/irans-regime-intensifies-repression-amid-mounting-internal-and-regional-crises\/?amp=1\">escalates domestic repression<\/a>, and intensifies its crackdown on dissidents in prisons to maintain the appearance of strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read The Iranian regime&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a combative speech on January 8, criticizing proponents of negotiations with the United States and accusing critics of being &ldquo;intimidated [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":327482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287,5480],"class_list":{"0":"post-327481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran-terrorism","9":"tag-ali-khamenei"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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