Iran will seek to deter future attacks by extending the conflict and forcing the United States to bear a higher cost, according to Mohammad Reza Naqdi, an adviser to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In an interview aired by the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service on Aug. 11 local time, Naqdi said Washington’s two main objectives in the war with Iran — overthrowing Iran’s leadership and dividing the country — had already failed, adding that 「victory is on Iran’s side.」
Naqdi also said the war had exposed what he described as confusion in the U.S. approach. He said the United States was announcing new goals every few days, turning the conflict into what he called a war 「without strategy.」 He added that after more than five months of fighting, Iran had gained experience and concluded that U.S. forces were weaker than expected. One way to build deterrence, he said, is to prolong the war and drain the United States so that any future attacker would have to think carefully about the cost. The remarks were cited by CCTV International News and carried by Odaily.
Odaily reported that Mohammad Reza Naqdi, an adviser to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in an interview aired by the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service on Aug. 11 local time that the United States had failed in what he described as its two main goals in the war with Iran: overthrowing Iran’s leadership and splitting the country. He said that 「victory is on Iran’s side.」
Naqdi says Washington kept changing its objectives
Naqdi said the conflict had revealed what he called U.S. confusion and uncertainty. 「The United States announces a new goal every few days, turning it into a war ‘without strategy,’」 he said.
Iran says a longer war can create deterrence
Naqdi also said Iran would continue to make gains. After more than five months of fighting with the United States, he said, Iran had accumulated experience and had also seen that U.S. forces were weaker than expected. He said Iran must establish deterrence so that its enemies would not dare attack again, and that one way to do that is to prolong the war and wear down the United States. If others consider attacking Iran in the future, he said, they would first weigh the price they might have to pay.
The remarks were cited by CCTV International News.
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