“The enemy has failed to know you! The enemy has failed to know the Iranian nation! He does not know the Revolution or the revolutionary and faith-based spirit!”, proclaimed Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei to a gathering of Basij paramilitary forces on Thursday, October 4. In a typically combative fashion, the Iranian leader set out the country’s attitude and desired policies in the face of intensifying hostility by the Trump Administration. By ruling out compromise or “surrender” to the US, Khamenei is effectively throwing down the gauntlet at the Iranian government and in particular the country’s diplomatic service. #IranEconomy That speech, and a more recent one on Wednesday, October 10, when the Iranian leader met the heads of the three branches … Continue reading Iran’s Khamenei sets down boundaries on foreign policy