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The Most Important Speech of the Year in Iran: Hostile to the West, No Concessions at Home

Patrick Clawson

Historically a reliable indicator of Khamenei’s thinking, the Supreme Leader’s annual Mashhad address focused mainly on foreign policy, especially why the West should not be trusted, along with his usual call for Iran to develop its non-oil economy.