IRGC Commander Gen. Salami: America Lacks Wisdom, Spiritual Leadership; It Is All Brawn, No Brains

IRGC Commander-in-Chief General Hossein Salami said in an address that aired on Ofogh TV (Iran) on August 24, 2019 that by saying that American leaders lack wisdom, the U.S. itself has admitted to being "all brawn and no brains." He said that the Americans act only with force and according to a philosophy of injustice, and he said that their lack of spiritual leadership, wisdom, and "charisma-based leadership" will lead to the erosion of America's power, to its gradual decline, and to its eventual extinction. General Salami also said that the Yemenis have been showing mercy to Saudi Arabia by not attacking Saudi cities, and he said that the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Bahrain have become a "scene for the halting and dismantling of the enemy." In addition, General Salami said that Iran's enemies have tried to undo Iran's influence by waging proxy and takfiri wars, but that Iran's influence instead expanded to the point that Iran itself cannot undo the influence of the Islamic Revolution.