Ayatollah: ‘Arrogant’ Trump Will Be ‘Overthrown’, As Iran Protests Lose Steam
Khamenei perhaps suddenly feels more embolden to poke and mock Trump perhaps given the emerging widespread reports that the protests are losing steam,
(Tyler Durden Reports) – Iran’s Supreme Leader is really playing with fire here in posting the below image on X. While the message didn’t appear on his English language account, it is on his Persian account, and thus mainly directed at the Ayatollah’s own domestic population.
According to a machine translation, the message says: “That father figure who sits there with arrogance and pride, passing judgment on the entire world, he too should know that usually the tyrants and oppressors of the world, such as Pharaoh and Nimrod and Reza Khan and Mohammad Reza and the likes of them, when they were at the peak of their pride, were overthrown, This one too will be overthrown.”
آن بابایی که با نخوت و غرور نشسته آنجا راجع به همهی دنیا قضاوت میکند، او هم بداند که معمولاً مستبدّین و مستکبران عالم، از قبیل فرعون و نمرود و رضاخان و محمّدرضا و امثال اینها، وقتی که در اوج غرور بودند سرنگون شدند،
این هم سرنگون خواهد شد.#مثل_فرعون pic.twitter.com/hxzJVQQOiL— KHAMENEI.IR | فارسی (@Khamenei_fa) January 11, 2026
Khamenei perhaps suddenly feels more embolden to poke and mock Trump like this perhaps given the emerging widespread reports that the protests are losing steam, after weekend clashes with policy reportedly resulted in many deaths. There was definitely a major and deadly security crackdown, but this also as the government asserts that dozens of police and military have been attacked and killed, and buildings set on fire by ‘rioters’ and ‘saboteurs’.
There are also very large pro-government ‘counter protests’ taking over whole areas of cities Monday, including in the capital:
WATCH: Large crowds gather for pro-regime rallies in Iranian cities in support of Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/9mTo5bbTJD
— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 12, 2026
The Trump administration was quite out front with saying it would “stand” with the Iranian people, and even protect them if they come under assault from government forces. This allowed Iranian leadership to tell people in the streets that they are doing the bidding of foreign powers like the US and Israel.
This also amid more tough talk from Iran’s parliament on Monday:
Iran’s parliament speaker has described the response to the protests as a fight with “terrorists” while addressing a large rally in the capital.
Iran is fighting a “four-front war”, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, listing economic, psychological and military engagement with the United States and Israel, and “today [is] a war against terrorists”.
“The great Iranian nation has never allowed the enemy to achieve its goals,” Ghalibaf said as supporters chanted, “Death to Israel, death to America.”
He pledged Iran’s military would teach Trump “an unforgettable lesson” in case of a new US attack, adding: “Come and see all your facilities in the region destroyed.”
Trump on Sunday did raise the question of direct help to the protesters (who may not actually be interested in Washington’s help). Trump said he will speak to Elon Musk about sending Starlink to protesters in Iran, following the government-imposed outage which has remained in place since Thursday.
“We may get the internet going if that’s possible,” the president told reporters. Elon “is very good at that kind of thing. I’m going to call him as soon as I’m finished with you.”
A video from three nights ago in #Iran shows rioters entering a mosque and attempting to burn carpets and #Quran. pic.twitter.com/YD4turTRHL
— iribnews | خبرگزاری صدا و سیما (@iribnews_irib) January 11, 2026
Is the rhetoric between Washington in Tehran softening as it becomes clear the regime is not under threat by the protests?
Iran says it is “prepared for war” but ready to negotiate with the US based on “mutual respect and interests,” after US President Donald Trump said Tehran called to negotiate as his administration weighs possible military intervention during widespread anti-government protests.
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