Iranian Supreme Leader mocks 'arrogant and humiliated' US in fiery new threat

Iranian Supreme Leader mocks 'arrogant and humiliated' US in fiery new threatIranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a new statement and mocked the United States, saying its 'weakness and humiliation' has been exposed to the worldCommentsNewsEthan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead12:10, 18 Apr 2026Updated 12:23, 18 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesIranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)Iran's Supreme Leader has taken aim at Donald Trump and US forces in a fiery new statement.‌Mojtaba Khamenei praised his forces for standing up to American and Israeli "arrogance" before threatening to bring about "new defeats". He also said his opponents have had their "weakness and humiliation" exposed to the world.‌Mojtaba has not been seen in public since the US-Israel war with Iran began in February. He was chosen as the new leader after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the initial strikes.‌In the new statement released via an Iranian state news agency, Mojtaba spoke of how his army has "stood up to America's sinister schemes".View 2 ImagesIran closed the Strait of Hormuz again this morning(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌READ MORE: Iran war live: 'Gunfire' at tankers as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz againHe went on: "With its strong divine and popular support and in dense, fortified ranks, it [the army] stands shoulder to shoulder with other mujahideen of the armed forces against the two armies at the forefront of the front of kufr (disbelief) and arrogance, clashing with them hand-to-hand and exposing their weakness and humiliation to the eyes of the world; just as its drones strike like lightning against the American and Zionist criminals, its brave navy is ready to make the enemies taste the bitterness of new defeats."The final sentence, boasting about how the Iranian navy is ready to unleash "new defeats", comes after Iran this morn...