US hegemony crumbling; Iran will never surrender

Tehran Times · 2026-11-04 16:08 UTC

TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has said that the United States has suffered an irreversible decline in both its military capabilities and international soft power, stating that recent developments in the Persian Gulf have exposed the limits of American power and accelerated the erosion of its global hegemony.

TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has said that the United States has suffered an irreversible decline in both its military capabilities and international soft power, stating that recent developments in the Persian Gulf have exposed the limits of American power and accelerated the erosion of its global hegemony.

In a message issued on Wednesday, November 4, marking Iran’s National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance and Students’ Day, Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian nation had reached a clearer understanding than ever of the nature of its confrontation with the United States. He described the occasion as a reminder of key turning points in the “historic struggle between the fronts of truth and falsehood, and between the oppressed and their oppressors.”

The Leader traced the roots of US hostility toward Iran to the August 19, 1953, coup, saying Washington orchestrated to secure control over the country’s national resources, particularly its oil. He said subsequent decades were marked by American efforts to exploit Iran’s wealth, preserve the Pahlavi monarchy and suppress popular opposition, including through support for the establishment of SAVAK, the regime’s intelligence and security organization.

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