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Mohsen Rezaei Says Iran Will Determine When Confrontation With America Ends
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Iran will determine when the confrontation with the United States ends, not Washington. Rezaei says US defeats led to economic warfare, with Tehran resisting until demands are met.
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Rezaei Threatens Wider Retaliation
Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in an exclusive interview with Press TV on Saturday that powers greater than the US tried to conquer Iran but ended up in the “dustbin of history.” Rezaei told Press TV that the US “has consequently turned to economic warfare out of desperation,” and he said Iran, rather than the US, would determine when the confrontation ends. Rezaei warned that if Washington launched another act of aggression, American assets could be targeted, including “key data systems and artificial intelligence sensors.” Rezaei also said Tehran would not return to the diplomatic approach of the past, adding, “We will not return to the diplomatic approach of the past,” while insisting “we have never abandoned diplomacy, and we never will.”
“US suffered repeated defeats in its confrontation with Iran and has consequently turned to economic warfare out of desperation.”
Strait of Hormuz, and Mediation
Rezaei said Iran would retain control over the management of the Strait of Hormuz and told Press TV, “We will not back down on this issue.” Rezaei rejected US claims that the waterway was open and said Iranian forces had been striking “five or six vessels” involved in smuggling operations on any given night over the preceding two or three months. Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Islamabad would continue its sincere efforts to mediate between Iran and the United States, and he said, “Deepening the bilateral relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran at this stage is witnessing an unprecedented level.” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharib Abadi warned that “should the enemy carry out military action again, the response of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be different from the past.”
Escalation Timing and Economic Stakes
Dr. Khaled Shniqaat, an assistant professor of political science, said the conflict between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other has entered a phase of quiet or limited escalation while both sides claim control of the Hormuz Strait. Shniqaat said, “The American decision to launch a large military operation may be delayed,” and he linked that possibility to the continuation of limited operations and the timing of US midterm elections. The BBC reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said only a “negotiated solution” can end the conflict after President Donald Trump rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Shniqaat also pointed to a new variable in the crisis path, saying the entry of Russian President Vladimir Putin into the crisis and his proposals for settlement could affect how the confrontation unfolds.
“The American decision to launch a large military operation may be delayed.”