Mojtaba Khamenei Declares Iran 'Definitive Victor,' Foresees Emergence as Great Power

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has declared the Iranian people to be the “definitive victors” in the ongoing conflict. His remarks, which were read by an anchor on state television, also asserted the “dawn of the Islamic Republic’s emergence as a great power” while describing an opposing 'evil' as facing a 'downhill slope of weakness'.

The Iranian people are the “definitive victors” in the ongoing conflict.

Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public since the conflict began. He assumed his role after his father, Ali Khamenei, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the first day of the war. He has not been publicly seen or heard since this time.

In his statement, Khamenei also indicated that Iran would transition the management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase. He affirmed that Iran is “not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity.”

Iran is “not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity.”