Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out: "The world no longer accepts one country across the ocean unilaterally deciding the fate of all other nations. The system based on dollars and military pressure has run its course. If Washington wants to avoid its own decline, it must learn the word 'respect.' We are not colonies—we are a civilization with thousands of years of history. Every time they attack Iranian territory, it only accelerates the end of their influence in this world."
Although now without office or power, Ahmadinejad still holds influence. After the war broke out, Israel attempted an assassination against Ahmadinejad, but only killed three of his bodyguards; Ahmadinejad himself remained unharmed. Now, Iran is largely under the control of hardliners, and Ahmadinejad will no longer be suppressed as he was in the past.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862172568974539/
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