Islamic supremacist bravado.
Recall when the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declared during the first phase of the Gulf War — Operation Dessert Shield — that it would be “the mother of all battles”! In the end, the battle proved to be “more of a training mission for the coalition,” as they expelled Iraq from Kuwait. In 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured, tried, and later in 2006, he was executed by hanging.
Hussein’s bravado was just that: bravado.
Similarly in April, the Islamic Republic of Iran showed the same bluster when it threatened “swift response” if America attacks. Then in June, the American Air Force and navy attacked three nuclear sites in Iran (Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz) during the swift Operation Midnight Hammer. No “swift” response came from Iran. Four months later, the Ayatollah Khamenei attempts to mock Trump. Does Iran really still have a nuclear industry? Time will tell.
“Iran’s Supreme Leader Trolls Trump: ‘In Your Dreams,’” by Amir Daftari, Newsweek, October 20, 2025:
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has directly mocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear industry.
Posting on his official X account Monday, Khamenei wrote: “The U.S. President boasts that they’ve bombed and eliminated Iran’s nuclear industry. Very well, in your dreams!” The statement underscores his defiance in the face of U.S. military actions and political pressure.
Newsweek has reached out to the State Department and Iran’s Foreign Ministry for comment.
Why It Matters
Khamenei’s post comes amid heightened tensions following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and the recent 12-day war with Israel. Coupled with the collapse of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or Iran nuclear deal, and the failure of recent diplomatic talks to revive it, the post signals that Tehran is resisting pressure from Washington, including ongoing sanctions aimed at crippling its economy and nuclear ambitions.
His online mockery highlights that, despite military threats, regional conflict, and economic pressure, Iran is unwilling to concede to U.S. claims or diplomacy dictated from Washington, underlining persistent risks for regional stability.
What To Know
In a series of posts, both in Farsi and in English, Khamenei began by ridiculing Trump’s claims, repeating his earlier “in your dreams!” jab before expanding on Iran’s defiance.
He followed by asserting Iran’s independence in nuclear matters: “Our nuclear industry has nothing to do with America,” Khamenei said. “You may believe you have destroyed Iran’s nuclear industry—very well, keep imagining that. But who are you to decide what a country can or cannot do in its nuclear field? What does it have to do with America?”
Khamenei warned Iran would not hesitate to act militarily if threatened again. “These missiles were not bought or borrowed—they are the creations of Iranian youth. If necessary, we will use them again.” …
Walter Sieruk says
That hostile and vicious Islamic regime of Iran is a dangerous as ever with its enriching uranium for nuclear weapons
Furthermore, if the founder of the current Islamic tyranny, Ayatollah Khomeini would still be alive today, he would spit on those Westerners who say that “Islam is a non-violent religion.”
For as Ayatollah Khomeini had clearly announced that “Those who know nothing about Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war….There are hundreds psalms and hadiths urging of Muslims to value war and to fight. …I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.” [1] So if he was alive today who would spit on those Westerners who say that “Islam is a non-violent religion.” [1]
There are also many places in the Qu ‘ran that instruct in violence and killing for the cause of Islam.
As found in ,for example Surah 2:191. 4:89.. 5:33. 9:5, 111,112 ,123. 47:4.
[1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM by Ibn Warraq page 339.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I have a hunch that the moment he croaks, the islamic regime will crumble. Same for the regime in Beijing when Xi croaks
gravenimage says
Infidel, with all repsect, I so hope you are right–but fear you will not be.
OLD GUY says
I agree gravenimage, There seems to always be someone or group willing and waiting to step in and dominate over others.
Walter Sieruk says
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the other menacing tyrants in that “mullah regime” of Iran, with their hostilely and malice-filled treats aren’t even original. Such vicious dictators go back in time to ancient history. For example, in the Bible in Psalm 736-9 is reads
Therefore, pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.
They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression
Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
[N.I.V.]