Iran's Offensive Strategy to Alter Global Power Balance: Mokhber

Iran's acting president, Mohammad Mokhber, stated that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution's strategy to make the war offensive, if Iran's conditions are not fulfilled, will undoubtedly change the equations of power in the world. He made these remarks in a post on his personal page on Thursday, linking the strategy to developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and the failure of the United States to protect its allies in the Persian Gulf.

Mokhber's comments come after a statement by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on April 30, marking Persian Gulf Day. In that statement, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran was entering a new phase in its approach to the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. He noted that two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world's bullies in the region, and the United States' disgraceful defeat in its plans, a new chapter is unfolding for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. He added that Iran would secure the Persian Gulf and eliminate abuses of the waterway, and that new management of the strait would bring comfort and progress for the benefit of all nations in the region, with economic blessings bringing joy to the hearts of the people.

Against that background, Mokhber said Iran's next step would depend on whether its conditions were met. Tehran's conditions include an end to threats against Iran and insults to its religious and national values; a permanent end to the war and aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq; an end to the US naval blockade and withdrawal of US naval and air forces from around Iran; payment of compensation for damage caused by the two wars of aggression against Iran; the lifting of US sanctions on Iran; and the unconditional release of Iran's frozen assets.

Mokhber further said that the United States' inability to protect its allies in the Persian Gulf had created the basis for a new regional security arrangement independent of Washington. He wrote that with the inability of the United States to protect its allies in the Persian Gulf, the most sustainable way for a new order in the region is the implementation of the economic-security mechanism of Hormuz, independent of Washington's military guarantees.

According to Press TV, Mokhber made these remarks in a post on his personal page. The report by Press TV added that these statements reflect Iran's stance on regional security and its conditions for any change in its approach.