Leader: Cooperation with Iran at odds with US support for ‘damned Zionist regime’
Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Monday that any cooperation with the United States is impossible so long as Washington continues to stand by what he called the “damned Zionist regime.”
Speaking to a group of students and university scholars ahead of Iran’s National Day of Fight Against Global Arrogance, Ayatollah Khamenei described continued US support for Israel — despite the regime’s “disgrace and condemnation in global public opinion” — as fundamentally incompatible with its calls for cooperation with Iran.
In recent months, US President Donald Trump has occasionally expressed willingness to engage with Tehran, even as Washington continues its “maximum pressure” policy.
“If the United States were to cut off all support for the Zionist regime, pull out its military bases from the region, and stop meddling in the regional countries’ affairs, then such an issue could be reconsidered, though not in the present or near future,” the Leader said.
Responding to whether Iran will ever have relations with America, he pointed out that the arrogant nature of America accepts nothing short of submission, which is impossible for a nation with such capability, wealth, intellectual heritage, and motivated youth
He also dismissed claims that Iran’s “Death to America” slogan is the cause of US hostility, noting that the real issue is the inherent incompatibility between the Islamic Republic and America, a fundamental clash of interests, not a matter of tactics or isolated disputes.
Day of Fight Against Global Arrogance
Ayatollah Khamenei also reflected on the historical significance of November 4, when the US embassy was seized by a group of students, observed in Iran as both Student Day and National Day of Fight Against Global Arrogance.
The Leader called it a day of “pride and victory” and a day when “the true nature of the arrogant American government was revealed.”
According to Ayatollah Khamenei, the root cause of US hostility toward Iran was the end of its dominance over Iran’s resources with the [1979] Islamic Revolution. “They were not willing to let go easily, so from the very beginning they began their provocations, not only against the Islamic Republic but also against the Iranian people.”
The only way to solve many of our problems and ensure the nation’s immunity, the Leader said, is to become strong in management, science, the military, and motivation.
“If the country becomes powerful enough that the enemy realizes any confrontation will bring it loss rather than gain, then Iran will indeed be secure.”