from pete_link@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 23 Feb 01:42
https://lemmy.ml/post/43569269
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/43569267
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures any military attacks and targeted killings.
Feb. 22, 2026
“We are ready in our country,” Mr. Larijani said in an interview with Al Jazeera when he visited the Qatari capital, Doha, this month. “We are definitely more powerful than before. We have prepared in the past seven, eight months. We found our weaknesses and fixed them. We are not looking for war, and we won’t start the war. But if they force it on us, we will respond.”
Ayatollah Khamenei has instructed Mr. Larijani and a handful of other close political and military associates to ensure that the Islamic Republic survives not only American and Israeli bombs, but also any assassination attempts on its top leadership, including on Ayatollah Khamenei himself, according to the six senior officials and the Guards members.
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I think it was a smart move on Iran’s part to tell Donald’s admin publicly that they wouldn’t be tolerating any more public stunts by the US military.
One of the few good things about Donald is that he actively avoids protracted war, so a commitment to a protracted war in the face of US aggression is the smart play for Iran. Donald wants his Dubya ‘Mission Accomplished’ aircraft carrier moment, which he can’t have if Iran doesn’t play along.