Iran Has Issued an Eviction Notice to the U.S.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, 57, chosen by the Council of Experts, has not yet spoken a word in public.
The IRGC speaks for him. From the beginning, Mojtaba was the favored candidate to succeed Ayatollah Khamenei, the man who had meticulously mapped out how to break the empire, writes Pepe Escobar .
The IRGC is now showing the entire world, and especially the Global South, what was hidden behind the “restraint” that Khamenei had been advising for years.
In just a few days, the IRGC blinded US radars across West Asia, weaponized the Strait of Hormuz, sent the global economy into a tailspin, and effectively threatened Washington with surrender.
These are just some of the key conditions for a potential ceasefire—assuming Tehran ever trusts the United States to abide by them:
- Lifting of all sanctions against Iran and releasing all frozen Iranian assets.
2. Recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium domestically.
3. Full compensation for the damage caused by the imposed war.
4. Extradition of Iranian fifth columnists abroad and an end to orchestrated media campaigns against Tehran.
5. No attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon or Ansarallah in Yemen.
6. Dismantle all US military bases in Western Asia.
Let that sink in for a moment. Here we see Iran essentially asking the self-proclaimed, hyperbolically, most powerful army in world history to surrender.
Add to that the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
Majid Mousavi announces that “after neutralizing US air defenses in the region, Iran will adopt a new missile doctrine. From now on, missiles with a warhead weighing less than one ton will no longer be used. Missile attacks will be more frequent and on a larger scale.”
In practice, this is already translating into the IRGC launching more solid-fueled medium-range Kheibar Shekan missiles, as happened earlier this week at Tel Aviv and at the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain .
The code for this first operation was tellingly “Labbayk ya Khamenei.” It means “At your service, O Khamenei.” Consider it the first Iranian operation explicitly dedicated to the new Supreme Leader.
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The Kheibar Shekan —with a range of 1,450 km—is road-mobile; ready to be launched from a truck in less than 30 minutes; flies under satellite guidance with a maneuverable reentry vehicle that performs a zigzagging evasive maneuver at speeds the IRGC says can reach Mach 10.
And yes: from now on, it carries 1-ton warheads. This doubles the blast radius and destructive power of each missile, just as it doubles, triples, or quadruples the size of the US-Israeli Interceptor Hell.
A Patriot PAC-3 interceptor costs $4 million. A THAAD interceptor costs $12.7 million. An Arrow-3 costs $3.5 million. They have all been methodically and systematically destroyed by the IRGC.
In practice, the Epstein syndicate will now have to use more interceptors – which they don’t have – per incoming missile to perhaps achieve the same chance of success.
And then there are the Khorramshahr-4 missiles: liquid-fueled rockets with a range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers, carrying even heavier warheads weighing 1,500 to 1,800 kilograms, with thruster-powered, maneuverable reentry vehicles.
We are talking about the heaviest conventional warheads in Iran’s arsenal, which are launched alongside the improved Kheibar Shekans.
All in the name of “Labbayk ya Khamenei.” The symbolism speaks volumes.
Humiliation, no negotiations
These are the last irrefutable facts on the battlefield.
Assuming someone in Washington with an IQ above room temperature bothered to explain them to the White House, it’s no wonder Trump is now boasting that the war is “very complete.” This, incidentally, happened after (emphasis added) his hour-long phone call with President Putin , at the White House’s request.
The statement from Moscow, delivered by the imperturbable presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, contains this jade pearl:
“The Russian President has expressed a number of ideas aimed at a rapid political and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian conflict, taking into account the contacts he has had with the leaders of the Gulf States, the President of Iran, and the leaders of several other countries.”
That’s diplomatic jargon for Putin telling the Americans some hard facts and volunteering to find that oh-so-elusive way out.
Assuming Tehran is willing to cooperate.
According to the incessant spin from Washington, the proverbial Beltway sycophants are urging Trump to “formulate a plan for US withdrawal from the war,” announcing that “the military has largely achieved its objectives” (even though it hasn’t).
The fact is that the White House has already asked Turkey, Qatar and Oman to pass on the US ceasefire proposals to Tehran.
The Iranian response is summarized here:
“Negotiations with the United States are no longer on the agenda.”
Abbas Araghchi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf: “We are absolutely NOT looking for a ceasefire. We believe the aggressor should be slapped in the face, so that they learn their lesson and never again even consider attacking our beloved Iran.”
Which brings us back to the question of why Trump is bragging endlessly about “we are winning,” calling President Putin while the war is raging, and only hours after Putin has openly declared his “unwavering support” for Iran and the new Rahbar (“Leader”), Motaba Khamenei.
The answer is inevitably that Trump is looking for a way out. The absolute majority of the world’s population, as well as a significant number of players in client states, already blame the US for the collapse of the global economy.
That’s because the entire government continuity scheme, set in motion by the assassinated Ayatollah Khamenei, is utterly confident it can bring the Epstein syndicate to its blood-soaked knees.
Ayatollah Khamenei has achieved what will likely go down in history as the greatest geopolitical shift of the 21st century. All credit goes to his clear vision, endurance, self-sacrifice, and the astonishingly precise planning of the mosaic defense strategy now in place.
What Iran under Mojtaba Khamenei now wants—and this is a national consensus—is an undeniable victory. The Empire of Chaos, Plunder, and Constant Attack, with its ethos of “If I don’t like you, I’ll kill you,” must be thoroughly humiliated.
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