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Iran vows to prolong war until Trump leaves office
A senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said Tehran intends to stretch its conflict with the United States until President Donald Trump leaves office. Mohammad Reza Naqdi told PBS…
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A senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said Tehran intends to stretch its conflict with the United States until President Donald Trump leaves office. Mohammad Reza Naqdi told PBS that prolonging the war would create 'attrition' and force future US administrations to think twice before attacking Iran. The goal, he said, is to build deterrence by imposing a lasting cost on Washington.
Trump has claimed the US has 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz and dismissed Iran as financially broken and militarily decimated. But the conflict has dragged on. Washington has drawn down over 100 million barrels from its strategic petroleum reserve since early 2026, and talks to reopen Hormuz remain stalled. Iran has kept the strait closed, pushing oil prices higher and complicating Trump's search for an exit.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are talking up their positions. Iran claims it can outlast a superpower, but its own economy is in tatters with inflation at 300 per cent. Trump boasts of a 'wall of steel' while his administration scrambles to negotiate an end to a war it started. The real test is not rhetoric but traffic through Hormuz. Until tankers move freely again, neither side's bluster carries weight.
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