Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Khamenei hinted at a potential shift to a softer foreign policy, while emphasizing no trust in the West and a firm stance on terrorism.

"There need to be laws to regulate cyberspace. Everyone does it. Look at the French, they arrested this man and threatened him with 20 years in prison for breaching their laws," Khamenei said.

The US uses tactics to exaggerate Iran's power, influencing its responses and regional strategy. Recent White House statements highlight this psychological approach to managing geopolitical tensions.

Mohsen Sazegara, who set up the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has spent the past 20 years living in the US after he became a dissident against the Iranian regime.

A preliminary report by Iran's military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or attack had been found so far during investigations into the crash.

Iran’s newly inaugurated president, Masoud Pezeshkian, asked the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to refrain from attacking Israel.

The report first originated from a Fox News article, citing a report in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida.

Iran is reportedly advancing its nuclear weapons program, including high-level uranium enrichment and missile development, amid growing international concern.

The attempted assassination of Khamenei underscored the deep divisions within Iranian society and the fierce resistance the new regime faced.

The Iranian regime is much more vulnerable than it would like to appear. Its air defenses are relatively weak. Its ability to carry out successful long-range aerial attacks is currently limited.