Khamenei’s response confirms Trump’s critique, says analyst

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s reaction to Donald Trump’s Riyadh speech only confirmed the US president’s critique, analyst Morad Veisi argues.
Trump compared Iran’s failures with Persian Gulf Arab progress, triggering a defensive response from regime officials, he said.
Khamenei said the remarks weren’t worth answering, but then echoed them—proof, Veisi says, that the message hit home.
“If officials think Trump lied, they must prove it,” he said. Veisi described Khamenei’s reply as vague and slogan-driven, lacking data.
As Iranians face inflation, outages, and regional isolation, Veisi believes public comparisons with neighbors expose the Islamic Republic’s failure to deliver tangible progress after 47 years in power.