Ayatollah Taunts U.S. Military

As the U.S. military’s naval presence expands in the Middle East amid ongoing nuclear talks, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just made what can only be interpreted as a threat, claiming that the U.S. military can “be slapped so hard it cannot get up.”

Tough talk from someone who is supposed to be negotiating with us. Now we wait to see how President Donald Trump will respond.

As reported:

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the US military, saying that the “strongest military force may be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday.

In reacting to the US sending aircraft carriers to the region, he wrote, “Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea.”

Trump has said that the US has not been able to “eliminate the Islamic Republic,” he added, calling it a “good confession” and claiming that US President Donald Trump “will not be able to do this.”

“A sign of the decline of the corrupt, oppressive US empire is its irrationality, such as interfering in our country’s internal affairs,” he wrote.

“They say, ‘limit your missiles to this range.’ What’s that to do with you? Without deterrent weaponry, a country will be crushed by the enemy,” Khamenei stated, denying that Iran would give up its ballistic missile capabilities.

The Ayatollah also took to X to complain about his right to nuclear power being infringed upon by the mean ol’ U.S. of A., posting:

The fact that nuclear energy is our undeniable right has been also included in the guidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency. That is, all countries have the right to own nuclear and enrichment installations. This is among a nation’s rights. Why does the US interfere?!

For his part, President Donald Trump has, at least to this point, shown both resolve and restraint. When asked about the Geneva talks, President Trump responded optimistically, albeit not without a reminder of potential consequences should they not cooperate, stating: “I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. . . . We could have had a deal instead of sending the B-2s in to knock out their nuclear potential. . . . I hope they’re going to be more reasonable.”

I, for one, don’t want a war with Iran, and I think it’s fair to assume most people don’t either. We’ve seen this movie before. Most Americans over the age of 35 have lived through long, drawn-out wars in the Middle East. We don’t want to hear more stories of American servicemen and women dying or being injured in a new “war on terror.”

At the same time, it has been widely reported that Iran has enriched uranium to levels far beyond civilian energy needs. And the regime continues to fund and arm terror proxies across the Middle East, including Hamas and Hezbollah. Add to that the recent protests across Iran, where thousands have taken to the street to denounce the Ayatollah, and thousands have reportedly been killed – and you have a powder keg that can’t be ignored.

But the reality is that a war with Iran wouldn’t be a contained conflict. And, keep in mind that President Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and not starting new ones. I still maintain that he’d like to keep that record intact. At the same time, Trump has shown that he’s willing to strike hard when he believes American interests are threatened.

But there’s another huge interest – the humanitarian crisis. The Iranian people are crying out for freedom. Remember, Iran wasn’t always a violent theocracy. Before 1979, Iran was technologically advanced and deeply integrated into the global economy. There is enormous human potential inside Iran right now, and they are begging for an opportunity to use it.

The best-case scenario would be a free Iran without nukes and without bloodshed. However, that ship sailed when Iran started gunning down its own people. As a caller pointed out, President Trump told the Iranian people help was on the way, but it’s been weeks. The question remains: Would successful negotiations and a nuclear deal with this regime help the people of Iran or strengthen the Ayatollah’s grip on their necks?

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more discussion on the Ayatollah’s threat,  the United States’ response, and how it may affect nuclear talks. We were also joined by U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Ric Grenell to discuss California Governor Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump tirade at the Munich Security Conference.

Watch the full broadcast below: