A Divided House: What Khamenei's Call for Unity Reveals About Iran's Gulf Strategy Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has made a bold statement, urging Muslim nations to unite against their "real enemy" and questioning whether divisions among Muslims serve the interests of their adversaries.
The message, published on his Telegram account to mark Islamic Unity Week, is not just a gesture of goodwill but a calculated move in Iran's long standing strategy to assert its influence in the Gulf region.
Khamenei's call for unity echoes a pattern that has been evident since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. At that time, Gulf Arab monarchies viewed Iran's revolutionary ideology as a threat to their political systems.