The U.S., at least, doesn’t fear the formation of a power based on Islam. The U.S. is completely indifferent to such an eventuality. Islam is not on its radar screen. As far as U.S. policy goes, Islam is a religion of peace that at worst has been hijacked by a tiny minority of extremists. U.S. policymakers should pay much more attention to Islam than they do, as I show in my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, but there are scant signs that they’re catching on.
“Imam Khamenei: ‘US failures in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon signs of God’s promise,'” AhlulBayt News Agency, September 9, 2018:
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The leader of the Islamic Revolution: The defeat of the U.S.’s conspiracies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon is a sign of God’s power and realization of God’s promises, that indicates if you assist the cause of God, God will help you succeed and persist.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces—Ayatollah Khamenei—attended the graduation ceremony of army cadets at the Imam Khomeini Naval Academy in Nowshahr today (September 9, 2018), as part of his visit to the city.
At the beginning of this ceremony, Ayatollah Khamenei paid tribute to the martyrs of defense against Saddam’s US-backed war on Iran by visiting the graves of five unidentified martyrs buried at the site of the academy and recited sura Al-Fatiha. The Leader of the Revolution then inspected the troops at the field….
ِAt this event, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces delivered a speech wherein he stressed that preventing the formation of an Islamic power in Southwestern Asia is what the U.S. and the Zionist Regime seek, adding: “They know that the fascinating message of Islam is defending the oppressed and the underprivileged; thus, they fear the formation of a power based on Islam.”
Ayatollah Khamenei dubbed the powerful resistance of the Islamic Republic against the Front of Arrogance as a factor that led to the defeat of the oppressors of the world in perusing their goals in the region and reminded his audience: “Political analysts and world-known intellectuals are astonished by how Iran, relying on God and the national power, has left the global powers unaccomplished in our region and they acknowledge this reality.
The leader of the Islamic Revolution called threatening, domineering, and bullying in words, the main methods used by oppressive powers to terrify other nations and stressed: ” If a nation is not scared of these methods; and moves in the path of truth and justice with bravery, confidence and belief in their capabilities, they will make the domineering powers to retreat.
Ayatollah Khamenei regarded the Islamic Republic as a prominent example of this reality and stated: “Since 40 years ago, Iran has been the target of the sabotage by the U.S. and its allies. However, now Iran has grown from a small sapling into a big and fruitful tree. Despite the enemies’ efforts and measures for countering it, Iran has attracted the hearts of other nations to the message of the revolution and has defeated the conspiracies of the U.S. in the region.”
The leader of the Islamic Revolution called the cases of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as examples wherein the conspiracies of the United States in the region suffered a defeat and went on to say: “These cases are signs of the power of God and the affirmation of the Divine Promise, that: if you assist [the cause of] God, God will assist you with victory and persistence….