Desperate Khamenei pushes anti-US alliance as Iran scrambles to rally Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is attempting to unite Muslim nations against the US-led order as tensions surge across the Middle East. Khamenei reportedly called for a new regional bloc under Iranian leadership aimed at challenging American influence in the Gulf. The hardline push came hours after President Trump pitched an expansion of the Abraham Accords. In response, Khamenei issued a call for a "New Islamic Civilisation" to be formed with Middle East nations. "I, with sincerity and purity of intention, invite all Islamic countries and governments to friendship and cooperation in goodness, so that by working together we may take steps toward the advancement of the Islamic Ummah and the resolution of the Islamic world's problems," Khamenei posted on X.