# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU3RMTmgWfN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56733866-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-17T15:11:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that US attempts to depose his government would fail, as Washington and Tehran began indirect talks in Geneva on their long-running nuclear dispute amid a US military buildup in the Middle East.⁣
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He warned the US that “the strongest army in the world may sometimes get slapped so hard that it cannot stand up straight," adding that “a warship is a dangerous vessel, but even more dangerous is the weapon that can send it to the bottom of the sea."⁣
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The US, which joined Israel in bombing Iran's nuclear facilities in June, has deployed a battle force to the region and US President Donald Trump has said ‘regime change’ in Iran may be the best thing that can happen.⁣
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Iran on Monday carried out its own drill in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil shipments.⁣
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#iran #us #usa #supremeleader ⁣

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