The regime believes it represents the moral rebellion of the oppressed against the arrogant powers – the West and the US specifically,” he said. “The Iranians and Khamenei himself have said they have enough missile power to do damage to the American Navy,” he warned, adding, “The regime knows if they don’t have the power of the missiles themselves, they would be destroyed by the United States.” The former hostage, who went on to a career in public affairs at various colleges and now travels the world advocating for the oppressed, added Iran’s post-revolutionary identity “was forged by resistance – against the United States, its sanctions and international isolation,” he said of the rogue state which has been living “under prolonged pressure, bred by a siege mentality.”
Author: Doree Lewak
Published at: 2026-02-24 23:16:00
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