author: Tyler Durden
Written by Tom Ozimek for The Epoch Times,
Iranian leader Mojtaba Chamenei issued on May 26 a message calling for greater unity of the Muslim planet against the United States and Israel, saying that the cry "Death of America" and "Death of Israel" will become the slogans of the unification of Muslims and "compressed in the world".
Chamenei's message was to celebrate Hajj, an yearly muslim pilgrimage. In it, Chamenei described a historical conflict against the influences of the US and Israel in the mediate East, repeatedly recalling the revolutionary slogan "Allahu Akbar" as "arms" that enabled Iran and its allies to defy outside pressure.
He said Iran was able to "make the Zionist government powerless against his dense blows during the second imposed war" and to ask the "raw cheek of aggressive America", simultaneously thwarting attempts to force Tehran to surrender.
The message besides praised what was called the "Front of Resistance", claiming that Iran's forces and allies in Lebanon had "significant victories" against "two terrorist armies, armed to the teeth by the American-Zionist side."
Chamenei combined military rhetoric with a wider appeal for cooperation between countries with a Muslim majority, calling on the countries of the region to "stop being shields of American bases", while condemning Israel as a "shaky" government that approaches the "last stages of its cursed life".
Fragile diplomacy continues
Chamenei's message came at a time erstwhile the United States, Israel and Iran remained in a tight stalemate after months of fighting, which included US and Israeli strikes on Iranian atomic and military facilities, Iranian retaliation in the region, and disruptions in shipping in the Strait of Ormuz.
Although the ceasefire was mostly in force, negotiations are ongoing on the proposed Memorandum of knowing to end the war effort and establish a framework for future talks.
US president Donald Trump He said On May 25, that negotiations with Tehran "walk well" but warned that the failure to scope an acceptable agreement could lead to the resumption of military action.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio That's what he said.That Trump would not accept the "bad deal" with Iran and warned that Washington would go "another way" if diplomacy failed.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the U.S. State Department of Washington on April 14, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
"The president said he was taking his time. He won't make a bad deal" – said Rubio during a briefing in India. "We'll give diplomacy all chance to win before we start exploring alternatives."
The details of the proposed memorandum of knowing stay unclear, and Trump says that "no 1 has seen him or knows what it is."
According to Iranian officials, the proposed memorandum focuses primarily on ending fights, softening sanctions and blockades, and reopening the shipping routes through the Armenian Strait, while at the same time putting aside the most controversial atomic issues — specified as the destiny of enriched uranium supplies — to later negotiations.
Trump said in a post of May 25 on fact Social that Iranian uranium would be either "destroyed on site" in accordance with the proposed agreement, either transferred to the United States, or transported to another "acceptable place" for disposal under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission or an equivalent body.
He besides linked a broader regional agreement to the extension of the Abrahamic Agreements, saying that countries specified as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan should normalize relations with Israel under a comprehensive peace pact.
Iran is observing a strategical change
High-ranking Israeli safety officers told Epoch Israel magazine that Tehran sees the resulting memorandum not only as a mechanics to halt the fighting, but as a possibly landmark geopolitical point.
According to officials, Iranian leaders increasingly see the transition from direct military confrontation to gradual negotiations as a strategical success after months of military, economical and diplomatic pressures from the United States and Israel.
Iranian media reports, cited by Israeli officials, present Tehran as an effective Washington initiative towards a negotiating framework step by step alternatively than a quick, comprehensive solution.
The female raises photos of Iran's leader Mojtaba Chamenei (left) and his father, murdered Ali Chamenei, during a state birthday rally of the imam Reza, the eighth Shiite Muslim imam, and supporting the highest leader, in Tehran, Iran, on 29 April 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
From Tehran's perspective, as officials say, the evolving agreement is being presented on the national phase as evidence that the United States withdrew from maximumist demands and did not accomplish key targets by force. These include the elimination of Iran's atomic programme, the weakening of the muslim Republic and the simplification of Iran's regional influence.
This explanation agrees with the speech of Chamenei's message from the Hague, which portrayed Iran and the wider "Front of Resistance" as increasing in forces, while presenting the United States and Israel as weakening.
Evaluation of the run in the spotlight
W Washington and abroad policy analysts have debated whether the American-Israeli run against Iran has been successful or failed.
The White home powerfully defended the operation, indicating that Iran suffered major military losses, including harm to rocket supplies, naval resources and leadership structures.
Rescue crews are working on the site of an American-Israeli attack on a residential building, which besides destroyed the neighboring Rafi-Nia synagogue in Tehran, Iran, on April 7, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
White home spokeswoman Olivia Wales said the United States "achieved or exceeded all our military targets under 'Operation Epic Furia'."
"President Trump holds all cards and wisely holds all options on the table," She added.
Alexander Gray, erstwhile elder advisor in Trump's first term, and now CEO of American Global Strategies, said the war brought the Gulf States closer to the United States and distanced them from China, while the blow to Iranian military capabilities should be seen as strategical success.
Critics say Tehran survived the attack while maintaining a key advantage, especially the ability to endanger global energy flows by the Strait of Ormuz.
Aaron David Miller, erstwhile mediate East negotiator for Republican and Democratic administration, described the conflict as "a war designed as Trump's short-term adventure", which now turns into a "long-term strategical defeat".
A couple with a dog rides a motorcycle in Enqelab Square, Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Other analysts claim that Iranian leadership is increasingly seeing endurance itself as a victory, especially erstwhile negotiations depart from the immediate dismantling of Tehran's atomic infrastructure for the slower diplomatic process.
"They discovered that they could take advantage of this advantage and that with small consequences for themselves" – said Jonathan Panikoff, a erstwhile deputy national intelligence officer in the mediate East, adding that Iran seems assured that Trump will last if he can endure more economical pain.
Effective control of Iran over the Strait of Ormuz caused a sharp emergence in oil and prices on distributors for American drivers achieved a four-year maximum, which led to consumer sentiments to evidence low levels.
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