The Iranian Revolutionary Guard today revealed that its strategy is to expel the United States from the Middle East and maintain pressure until it achieves a “permanent deterrence” that prevents further attacks against Iran.
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29/09/2026
by
Lusa
“ A our strategy is clear: until we expel the United States from the region, until we punish the aggressor and get a permanent deterrent so that no one dares attack Iran, we will not give up our commitment”, stressed the spokesman of the Revolutionary Guard, Brigadier General Hosein Mohebi, quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
Mohebi stated that before the war there were between 30 and 40 American warships in the Persian Gulf, while currently, according to its version, there is no American ship left in these waters.
The spokesman maintained that North American ships are now at least 500 kilometres from the entrance of the Strait of Ormuz and the Persian Gulf, considering, therefore, that Washington’s current threats are an attempt to present as a victory what he classified as “obvious loss”.
The US President, Donald Trump, recently reiterated that US forces maintain control of Ormuz and said on Monday that “large amounts” of oil are being extracted through the strategic maritime route.
According to data from sea consultant Kpler, shipments of oil through the Strait of Ormuz averaged about 13.2 million barrels per day during the last week, approximately 77% of the prewar levels.
In view of this situation, Trump rejected on Saturday a seven-day plan proposed by Iran to reopen the Strait of Ormuz, which includes seven conditions, including the cessation of hostilities across all borders of the region, the lifting of the naval blockade and sanctions on Iranian oil, and the release of frozen funds from Tehran.
Still, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met last night in New York with Qatar’s mediators to “open the way for the fulfilment of the conditions” of the Islamic Republic and, after the meeting, said that his country is awaiting Washington’s response.
The war that the United States and Israel started against Iran today has entered its eighth month and is at a standstill, marked by the intensification of US sanctions and occasional attacks by Tehran on oil tankers in the Strait of Ormuz.