Supreme Leader: The Islamic Republic does not need a proxy force for any action in the region

Pointing to the failure to achieve any of the Zionist regime’s goals to destroy Hamas and Hezbollah, Ayatollah Khamenei said: The honorable nations of the region will, by God’s grace, eradicate the ill-fated regime and create a better tomorrow for the region.

Expressing points about regional issues, including the Syrian issue, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said: A group of troublemakers, with the help, planning, and planning of foreign governments, was able to take advantage of Syria’s internal weaknesses and plunge this country into chaos.

Referring to his recent remarks on America's dual plan for the countries of the region, namely "dominating a dictatorial individual government that compromises with domination" and, if that was not possible, "creating chaos and anarchy in that country," he added: "Their plan in Syria ended in creating chaos and anarchy, and now America, the Zionist regime, and their companions, feeling victorious, have resorted to exaggeration and empty talk like the companions of Satan."

Ayatollah Khamenei considered the words of an American official with the hidden meaning of "aiding and supporting anyone who causes chaos in Iran" an example of the enemies' exaggeration, adding: "It seems that the fools have smelled the smell of barbecue, but the Iranian nation will trample under its feet anyone who accepts America's mercenary service in this regard."

He also criticized the Zionist element for its exaggeration, boasting, and pretense of victory in relation to the region's developments, saying: "You miserable people, where did you win? Is it a victory that you used bombs to kill about 40,000 women and children but didn't accomplish any of the objectives you set out to accomplish at the start of the war? Have you liberated your prisoners in Gaza and destroyed Hamas? Even though you killed a great leader like Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, did you succeed in destroying Hezbollah in Lebanon?

The Leader of the Revolution called the resistance in the region, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad, alive and thriving, and addressed the Zionists: “Therefore, you are not victorious, but defeated.”

He called the Zionists’ advance into Syrian territory and occupation of parts of it the result of the absence of obstacles and the resistance of even a single soldier against them, and said: “This unimpeded movement is not a victory. Of course, the brave and courageous Syrian youth will undoubtedly expel you from there.”

The psychological and propaganda war against Iran, which claimed the loss of proxy forces in the region, was Ayatollah Khamenei's third point about regional developments.

Emphasizing that the Islamic Republic does not have a proxy force, he said: Yemen, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Jihad are fighting because they are of faith, and the belief and power of faith have brought them to the field of resistance, not because they have a proxy force on our behalf.

Emphasizing that the Islamic Republic does not need a proxy force if it ever wants to take action, the Leader of the Revolution added: Faithful and honorable men in Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and God willing, in the near future in Syria, are fighting against the oppression and crime and the evil and imposed Zionist regime. The Islamic Republic is also fighting, and God willing, we will eliminate this regime from the region.

He called these words not a political statement but tangible and experienced truths. Referring to the emergence of a strong, steely, and honorable group like Hezbollah from the turmoil and civil wars of the 1960s in Lebanon, he noted: From those threats and insecurities, a great opportunity like Hezbollah emerged, and events such as the martyrdom of its greats such as Sayyid Abbas Mousavi not only did not weaken it, but also made it stronger, and the resistance will be the same today and tomorrow.

Ayatollah Khamenei considered creating opportunities from threats to be dependent on vigilance, a sense of responsibility, and fulfilling duties. Emphasizing that the region’s tomorrow will be better than today, he said: We predict that a strong and honorable group will also emerge in Syria because today, Syrian youth have nothing to lose, and their schools, universities, homes, and streets are unsafe. Therefore, they must stand up to the planners and executors of insecurity with strong will and overcome them.