Trump wants to bend world to his will, Khamenei advisor says
A senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump seeks to force the world to carry out his bidding but that Iran hopes a Gaza truce will hold.
A senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump seeks to force the world to carry out his bidding but that Iran hopes a Gaza truce will hold.
“Trump is operating in a new paradigm and wants to unilaterally impose his power on the world,” Kamal Kharrazi said in an interview with Khamenei official website, adding Israel acts under green light of the United States.
Kharrazi is veteran theocrat Khamenei's top foreign policy advisors and heads the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. Members of the body are handpicked by Khamenei and its reports and advisories have often presaged major policy shifts by the ruling system.
His remarks carried on the official website of Iran's top decision-maker appear to represent one of the closest approximation of the Supreme Leader's view on the recent Gaza truce and Trump's role since it was clinched over the weekend.
“While we must not shy away from negotiations and should remain at the table, we must also ensure that nothing is imposed on us, and if they try, we must stand firm,” he added.
'Missile are no up for negotiations'
“The issue of missiles and the issue of resistance are not issues that Iran wants to negotiate on,” Kharrazi added.
Members of the body he leads are by handpicked by Khamenei and its reports and advisories have often presaged major policy shifts by the ruling system.
A senior Iranian lawmaker said last week that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has lifted all limits on the range of Iran’s missiles, previously capped at 2,200 kilometers (about 1,367 miles), signaling a potential major shift in Tehran’s defense posture following the punishing June war.
The stance was echoed by other Iranian officials, who emphasized that there would be no negotiations over the missile program’s range.
“Americans will take the wish of reducing Iran’s missile range to below 500 kilometers to the grave,” Armed Forces Judiciary chief Ahmadreza Pourkhaghan said during a meeting with Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force commanders, according to state media on October 7.
Kharrazi also warned that Israel seeks to dominate beyond its borders and that Iran must always be prepared.
“We must be vigilant against Israel’s future plans for the region and even the world. Though they are a small minority, they seek to dominate the region and the world by relying on great powers; hence, we must prepare for resistance starting today,” Kharrazi said.
