Iran’s supreme leader Mujtaba Khamenei issued a strongly worded statement on Saturday statement accusing US President Trump of violating a US‑Iran agreement and called the United States the great Satan — the first time he has used that epithet since

2026-07-19

Iran’s supreme leader Mujtaba Khamenei issued a strongly worded statement on Saturday statement accusing US President Trump of violating a US‑Iran agreement and called the United States the great Satan — the first time he has used that epithet since taking office. The language marks a return to Islamic Revolution‑era political rhetoric; the term originated with Ayatollah Khomeini during the 1979 revolution and embassy hostage crisis, with Israel historically labeled the little Satan and the phrasing becoming a pillar of revolutionary ideology.