Via Al Alam:

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says absolute distrust in hegemonic powers topped by the United States is an important component of Iran’s soft power and this distrust must increase on a daily basis.

The Leader made the remarks in a meeting on Sunday with commanders and high-ranking officials of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran.

Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the issue of “distorting the components of the Islamic establishment’s soft power” and said, “Absolute distrust in global hegemonic powers, which today are symbolized by America, is one of the elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s soft power.”

The Leader added that absolute distrust in Washington was the outcome of rationality stemming from thought and experience, saying, “We have seen the issue of America’s hostility during long years after the [victory] of the [1979 Islamic] Revolution and [also] during the recent nuclear negotiations and in other issues.”