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Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei Warns Energy Markets Face Instability for Three Years
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Any action against Iran will cost the aggressor; energy markets unstable for three years. Iran prepared to respond with comprehensive war without limits if attacked.
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Cost, capabilities, energy
Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary-General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned that “energy markets will not see stability for the next three years” if the conflict continues. Rezaei said, “We have not yet utilized our full capabilities in the preceding stages,” and he added that Iran had brought additional capabilities into play as the conflict intensified.
Rezaei also told Drop Site News, in remarks published on Thursday, that Iran did not deploy all its military capabilities in previous stages and said it was prepared for the next stage. Rezaei argued that Iran’s goal was “to end the war on terms that reduce the likelihood of another war,” while warning that the continuation of the current situation would have strategic consequences for energy markets.
Diplomacy tied to blockade
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a Financial Times op-ed that “Iran is prepared to give diplomacy another chance” if the United States shows “a sincere desire” to end the conflict. Araghchi added that if the U.S. adheres to the conditions, “the Strait will be fully opened,” and he said Iran would then hold “further rounds of negotiations until a final agreement is reached.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir that Iran does not trust the United States and believes that “if we negotiate, they will attack us again,” during a visit to Tehran on Tuesday. Araghchi warned that “Given that the White House has shown no willingness to reach an understanding on the way forward, while also threatening more violence, there is little reason to expect progress now,” as talks remained deadlocked.
Threats, weapons, and conditions
Ali Zineyond, spokesman for Iran’s Interior Ministry, said Iran possesses ammunition that exceeds the power of the American bomb known as the “Mother of All Bombs,” and he described Iran’s “Grandmother of bombs” as a more powerful response. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Najdi threatened to respond to the “Mother of Bombs” with what he described as the “Father of Bombs” during a speech in the city of Sari on Sunday, warning that any misstep would risk American assets.
Rezaei told Drop Site News that Iran would neither reopen the strategic waterway nor return to negotiations until seven new conditions conveyed to the United States through intermediaries had been met. Rezaei also said Iran would continue managing the Strait of Hormuz to maintain peace and security in the region and would not back down from its position.