{"id":59205,"date":"2019-11-03T17:29:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T17:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/03\/supreme-leader-iran-has-outflanked-us-since-1979-revolution\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:05:19","slug":"supreme-leader-iran-has-outflanked-us-since-1979-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/03\/supreme-leader-iran-has-outflanked-us-since-1979-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme leader: Iran has outflanked US since 1979 revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s supreme leader said Sunday that his country has outmaneuvered the United States in the four decades since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran has \u201ctrapped the other party in the corner of the ring in many cases,\u201d adding that U.S. aggression toward Iran has only grown \u201cwilder and more flagrant\u201d over the years. Khamenei was quoted on his official website in a speech to thousands of students, a day before the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tensions have been high between Washington and Tehran following U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision over a year ago<\/a> to unilaterally pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and other world powers. The U.S. has sought to roll back Iran\u2019s influence across the region by imposing sanctions and providing military and other aid to its adversaries. Those sanctions have kept Iran from selling its oil abroad and have crippled its economy. Iran has since begun breaking terms of the nuclear deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters, repeated his opposition to talks with the U.S. In October, he had said negotiations with the U.S. would not take place unless Washington returned to the nuclear deal by lifting its sanctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA ban on negotiation with the U.S. is one of the most important instruments for closing the path for their intervention in Iran,\u201d Khamenei said Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\t