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\n Iran is signaling to its Gulf Arab neighbors that the era of US dominance has come to an end, a regional expert told CNN, after Iran\u2019s supreme leader published a message on X aimed at Gulf states that have long had close ties with Washington.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cI say to Iran\u2019s southern neighbors: you are witnessing a miracle,\u201d Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s account on X posted on Thursday, seemingly referring to the regime\u2019s survival in the US-Iran war against it. \u201cSo observe closely, understand matters correctly, stand on the right side, and be distrustful of the false promises of the devils,\u201d he said, referring to the US and Israel.\n <\/p>\n
\n Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain, said that following the ceasefire, Iran may see itself in a powerful position despite the attacks it withstood in recent weeks.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cHaving weathered the US\u2013Israeli onslaught, cornered Washington into accepting a ceasefire, and tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran appears convinced it can now assert a more commanding role in the region,\u201d Alhasan told CNN.\n <\/p>\n
\n Khamanei said that Iran is \u201cwaiting for an appropriate response\u201d from its neighbors, so that it can show \u201cbrotherhood and goodwill.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis will not be realized unless you renounce the Arrogant Powers, who miss no opportunity to humiliate and exploit you,\u201d he wrote.\n <\/p>\n
\n Alhasan said that Gulf states, which have been at the receiving end of barrages of missiles and drones from Iran throughout the war, are likely to receive Khamanei\u2019s gesture with skepticism.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe Arab Gulf states expressed defiance against Iranian aggression at the height of the war,\u201d Alhasan said. \u201cWith or without the US, they are unlikely to accept Iranian tutelage once the war is over.\u201d\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iran is signaling to its Gulf Arab neighbors that the era of US dominance has come to an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":885003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-885002","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-united-states","9":"tag-us","10":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116381375421847559","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/885003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}