An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Tehran understands its enemies' weaknesses and that surprise battlefield tactics and oil and energy leverage could affect the current situation. He said psychological warfare and threats by Trump and Netanyahu reflect desperation rather than strength, and warned that while the region's peoples who have lived there for millennia will endure, the Israeli regime must reckon with the possibility of ceasing to exist.

2026-10-23

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Tehran understands its enemies' weaknesses and that surprise battlefield tactics and oil and energy leverage could affect the current situation. He said psychological warfare and threats by Trump and Netanyahu reflect desperation rather than strength, and warned that while the region's peoples who have lived there for millennia will endure, the Israeli regime must reckon with the possibility of ceasing to exist.