Hawzah News Agency- In an interview, Hassan Kazemi Qomi analyzed the Resistance Front and its impact, declaring that the United States has suffered defeat at the military, hard power, and most importantly, soft power levels.
Resistance: From Iran to a Global Social Movement
"Today, the Axis of Resistance has become a force that the entire world and all realistic observers acknowledge. The resistance that the Iranian nation initiated has transformed into a massive social process—not only in Iran and the Islamic world but in countries beyond Islamic geography," Kazemi Qomi stated.
He pointed to massive movements now visible in America and Europe against US hegemony, domination, and excesses. The popular "Jan Fida" campaign, he noted, has seen 31 million Iranians formally register, but the true figure encompasses far more, with the vast majority of the nation participating in what he termed a great jihad.
US Defeat on All Fronts
Assessing the outcome of the imposed war, the former envoy was unequivocal: despite inflicting strikes and heavy damage at the operational level, the Americans failed to achieve any of their strategic objectives. "In the military domain, the Americans were defeated. They were defeated in hard and semi-hard power, and most importantly, in soft power."
He argued that while the erosion of American soft power had been witnessed over the past two decades in Afghanistan and Iraq, the aggression against Iran and the resistance mounted by the Iranian nation and regional resistance forces accelerated this erosion exponentially. "Today, the reordering of the new international and global system is the outcome of this imposed war and the resistance of the Iranian nation."
Collapse of the American Governance Model
Kazemi Qomi identified several indicators of this accelerating soft power decline. The first is the fading appeal of the American governance model. "The US once fused liberal democracy with stability, development, and governance, and many countries were drawn to this model. But today, contradictory policies, erroneous decisions, and involvement in extensive conflicts have destroyed that stability, and development is nowhere to be seen."
He noted that serious challenges are now emerging among American intellectuals and politicians themselves, and the US-led liberal democratic model is losing its luster internationally. Traditional alliances are fraying as countries increasingly gravitate toward other major powers, particularly China and Russia.
More significantly, however, is the emergence of a new pole of power: the Resistance, born from the discourse of the Islamic Revolution. "This discourse addresses issues that even non-Muslims believe in—justice-seeking, freedom-seeking, and anti-oppression. Gravitation toward these new poles is taking shape."
Europe Distances Itself from Washington
Kazemi Qomi highlighted Europe's shifting stance as evidence of waning US influence. Despite being part of traditional historical alliances with Washington through NATO and other strategic pacts, European leaders have undertaken numerous visits to China in recent years, much to America's displeasure. Europe also refrained from joining the imposed war against Iran.
When the US president increased pressure, European nations effectively responded: how can you expect us to join a war you started without coordination? The reason, he argued, is that they can no longer trust Washington. "Americans are not what they claim to be, and they are not trustworthy because they only think of their own interests."
A New Pole Called Resistance Power
The former envoy stressed that the world is transitioning from a period of apparent American dominance to a new order characterized by competition and power distribution. The outcome of this war, he said, is the faithful resistance of the Iranian nation. "The Jan Fida campaign has forced major powers to reflect deeply. A country with these beliefs, this leadership, and this people—presenting a popular maneuver of over 30 million fighters—is reshaping calculations worldwide."
He clarified that the 30 million figure accounts only for formal registrations, while over 80 percent of Iranians are participating in the popular campaign in various forms. "This is becoming a model for others: the path to growth, progress, development, and escape from the front of domination lies in forming this internal cohesion."
The Fallacy of Weakened Resistance
Addressing the analytical failures that emboldened the US to attack, Kazemi Qomi said American assessments of Iran's economic situation, national cohesion, and regional influence—particularly regarding Syria—were deeply flawed. The notion that Iran's influence in the Resistance Front had weakened proved to be a grave miscalculation that became Iran's strength.
"The Axis of Resistance has become resistance-centered and transformed into broad social movements across various domains," he stated. He rejected the notion that Yemen's resistance, for instance, is merely dependent on Iranian support. "It is a resistance with its own defined goals. The people stand behind these beliefs and convictions against the aggressors. If the Islamic Republic were to withdraw its support, the revolutionary movement of the Yemeni people would not collapse."
He emphasized that Resistance is built on a system where all are equal, unlike communist or liberal systems where one individual sits at the top and others follow. This explains how Hezbollah withstood nearly 50 days of unprecedented, asymmetrical warfare—a period in which relentless aerial bombardment, drone strikes, and artillery fire never ceased. Despite the siege-like conditions, Hezbollah fired 4,700 missiles, drones, and artillery rounds at Israeli positions, targeted over 235 Merkava and other tanks, and struck more than a thousand military assembly centers, ultimately forcing the Zionist regime to summon four brigades and redeploy them elsewhere.
Iraqi Resistance Beyond Borders
In Iraq, the resistance operated not only within the country against American and Israeli positions but beyond Iraq's geography. Kazemi Qomi said this compelled even those who previously moved in the opposite direction to pause and reflect. The new awareness, he argued, has made clear that the Zionist strategy aims at the disintegration of Islamic countries, not merely the disarmament of Hezbollah.
The Road Ahead: Regional Arrangements Without Foreigners
The former envoy urged Iranian thinkers and elites to immediately begin working on critical strategic issues as the war concludes and a new order takes shape. First among these is defining the position of the Islamic Republic and the Resistance in the emerging international system. He pointed to Iran's inclusion in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS as proof that this power is being recognized. "If this power and authority did not exist, this would not have happened."
Second, he called for developing regional arrangements for defense, security, and development that exclude foreign powers. "The first principle is that the foreigner must no longer have a place in this region. These are the consequences of this war, the consequences of the resistance of the Iranian nation."
He noted that regional countries are already sending signals of new cooperation frameworks independent of Washington. Saudi Arabia is redefining its partnerships outside the American orbit, and regional powers are entering new arenas—such as defense agreements between Islamic nations like Pakistan.
"America, which claimed to provide security, has not brought security but insecurity. It has destabilized these countries," Kazemi Qomi said. "The Iranian nation, despite having its leaders martyred, its facilities struck, and its missiles targeted, rises as one. This is truly astonishing to the world."
Iraq's Government and the Resistance Mandate
On the formation of Iraq's new government, Kazemi Qomi noted that the majority of parliamentary seats are held by the Coordination Framework, with Shiite allies in key positions. "Today, most members of parliament are from the Resistance. The government must operate within the framework of the Resistance's demands."
He warned that American pressure to exclude the Resistance from government and force disarmament would be met with massive protest movements from the Iraqi people, the Resistance Front, the parliament, and the government itself.
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