Iran: Will Consume the US Through a War of Attrition

Odaily News In an interview aired on the US public broadcaster PBS on August 11 local time, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a senior adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, stated that the two main goals of the US war against Iran—overthrowing the Iranian leadership and dividing Iran—have "already failed," and that "victory is on Iran's side." Naqdi said that in this war, the US has shown confusion and bewilderment, noting that "the US announces a new goal every few days, turning it into a war 'without strategy.'" Naqdi also emphasized that Iran will continue to achieve victory. Over more than five months of fighting against the US, Iran has not only gained experience but also seen that the US military is weaker than imagined—and that Iran must establish deterrence so that enemies will never dare attack it again. One way to achieve this is to "prolong the war" and exhaust the US, so that in the future, if anyone attempts to attack Iran, they "will first weigh the price they have to pay." (CCTV International News)