Khamenei Invokes Jihad Rhetoric Against U.S., Israel as Iran Internet Blackout Deepens

In this Worthy News article, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is portrayed as using religiously charged war rhetoric against the United States and Israel while ordinary Iranians remain trapped behind a deepening internet blackout.

• Khamenei reportedly used posts on X to frame Iran’s conflict with the United States and Israel as part of a “Third Sacred Defense,” language one counterterrorism analyst said amounts to invoking jihad.
• Dr. Omar Mohammed of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism told Fox News Digital that Khamenei’s language should be understood as more than political messaging, calling it a declaration of holy war.
• The article highlights the hypocrisy of Iran’s leadership using X to speak globally while many Iranians are blocked from freely accessing outside news, communicating with family, or sharing events inside the country.
• Khamenei’s rhetoric comes after President Donald Trump reportedly called off a planned U.S. strike on Iran on May 18, citing serious negotiations with key Middle Eastern allies.
• Washington is still insisting Iran abandon any path toward nuclear weapons, even as Tehran continues to posture against America and Israel.
• The article says Iran’s internet blackout has lasted more than four months and is costing the country’s economy roughly $250 million per day.
• Online businesses, banking, shipping, and communications have reportedly been hammered by the blackout, compounding the pressure of war, sanctions, inflation, and isolation.
• Khamenei also urged Iranians to increase the population as part of building a “new Islamic-Iranian civilization,” reinforcing concerns that Tehran’s ambitions extend beyond conventional geopolitics.
• The larger warning is that Iran’s regime appears to be driven not merely by military calculation but by a revolutionary Islamic ideology that casts America and Israel as permanent enemies.

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