Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei delivered a powerful message for Iranians amid stalled peace talks with the United States, asserting that while the enemies of the Islamic Republic stood defeated on the battlefield, they are now making insidious attempts to weaken the country from within.
What did Mojtaba Khamenei say about US-Iran war?
Khamenei’s message, read out at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, during the 37th anniversary commemoration of his passing, urged Iranians to preserve mutual trust and unity to defeat the enemy’s designs, Iranian state media reported.
“Everyone should neutralise the enemy’s plot through steadfastness, foresight, preserving unity and mutual trust, and not echoing the enemy,” Tasnim News Agency reported.
In his statement, Mojtaba Khamenei stressed on the significance of the annual commemoration, 15 Khordad Uprising, a pivotal event in the history of the Islamic Revolution and a significant occasion in Iran’s political calendar, describing it as a renewal of national commitment to Imam Khomeini’s ideology.
“The martyr leader of the fifteenth of Khordad has transformed it into an annual opportunity for the nation’s covenant with Imam Khomeini (RA),” Khamenei said, while stressing upon ideological continuity with Iran’s revolutionary leadership.
“The Iranian nation, with its renewed mission, has become a source of pride for the free nations alongside the resistance front,” the Supreme Leader’s message said.
Khamenei says ‘cancerous’ Israeli regime in its ‘final stages’
Khamenei also attacked Israel in his fiery message, describing it as a “cancerous regime” which was at the end of its “ominous lifespan”.
“The shaky Zionist regime and the cancerous tumour of Israel have also drawn near to the final stages of their ominous lifespan, and by the grace of God and in accordance with the resolute and farsighted words of the martyred Leader ten years ago, they will not see 25 years after that date, God willing,” the 51-year-old Supreme Leader said in his message.
Why Iran-US peace talks are at an impasse?
The Iranian Supreme Leader’s message comes amid stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and Gaza, which Iran considers a violation of its ceasefire agreement with the US.
The ongoing diplomatic engagements between the United States and Iran have hit a severe impasse following Tehran’s rigid demand for the immediate unfreezing of capital at the very start of the process, a report by The Jerusalem Post claimed.
As per the report, the diplomatic deadlock stems from Iran’s insistence on the release of “liquid cash” from the billions of dollars in frozen assets, already in the very first phase of the agreement. This gridlock has emerged despite intense backchannel diplomacy aimed at breaking the geopolitical stalemate.
International intermediaries have spent recent days attempting to broker a compromise on the contentious issue, but these diplomatic interventions have yielded little progress, as the Iranian negotiators have refused to budge and continue to demand the release of the funds in Phase A, as part of the framework agreement, it said.
Trump reluctant to reignite broader military conflict with Iran
Meanwhile, according to a Wall Street Journal report, US President Donald Trump has privately told aides that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran becomes responsible for the deaths of American troops.
Trump’s stance indicates a reluctance to reignite broader military conflict with Iran, even as clashes continue. Officials suggested Trump may be prepared to tolerate “smaller flare-ups for weeks–or even months” rather than risk a wider war in West Asia.
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Trump also declared Washington’s intention to take possession of Iran’s enriched uranium. Speaking at the White House, the US President described the ongoing discussions with Tehran as going “very well”, though he acknowledged there was no guarantee of success.
“It might not happen, you know? Who knows,” Trump remarked regarding a potential pact, before adding, “But if it happens, it could happen over the weekend.” He further noted, “Anything can happen when you’re dealing with Iran.”
Asked about Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, Trump reiterated a firm desire to secure the material, arguing that only the United States and China possessed the necessary capabilities to handle it.
“I want to get it,” Trump stated, before asserting, “We will go get it.”
First published on: Jun 04, 2026 08:11 PM IST
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