A top Iranian official has warned that the government is prepared for a long war with the US and signaled that it is willing to continue attacking Gulf countries in an effort to persuade them to convince Donald Trump to step back from the conflict.

The warning came in an exclusive CNN interview in Tehran with Kamal Kharazi, foreign policy adviser to the office of the Supreme Leader, who ruled out diplomacy for now and said the war would only end through economic pain – signaling a hardening of the government’s stance on day 10 of the conflict.

“I don’t see any room for diplomacy anymore. Because Donald Trump had been deceiving others and not keeping with his promises, and we experienced this in two times of negotiations – that while we were engaged in negotiation, they struck us,” Kharazi told CNN on Monday.

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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    I know I wouldn’t trust us either, but I do wonder what chances we have to negotiate if and when trump and republican are not president again. I feel like these last 10 years have permanently damaged any reason for anyone to listen but i do hope the wars can stop.

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      Between Trumps first and second terms, he has demonstrated the issue with any long term deal Iran might make with the US. Under Obama, Iran had agreed to international inspections and a general framework that would have ensured that they followed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (of which they are a signatory). Trump rolled up in 2017 and tossed that out the window. And now Trump has decided to further destroy any credibility the US had left by dropping bombs. I doubt there is any world left where the Iranian Government trusts the US Government. I’d expect them to go more the North Korea route, isolate themselves further and make a sprint for nuclear weapons. They will have to content themselves with being part of the BRICS system. But a nuclear umbrella, with a high likelihood of nuking Tel Aviv, seems the only way to ensure the US/Israel aren’t randomly lobbing bombs at them.

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        This depends on their production capabilities but they may not even need the nukes per se. If they can burn through US and Israeli AA munitions they may be able to simply bombard US bases and Israel until maintaining war is effectively impossible.

        For quick context the US builds about 600 patriot missiles per year, the Iranians have already destroyed 800. Their chaf drones and missiles are rather effective against American equipment, but then again they’ve had 50 years to prepare.

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    The lesson to be learned here is that there is no negotiations to be had with the Zionist nazis or the american butchers. The only deterrence is nuclear weapons. And the mentally challenged maniacs in charge of America will eventually argument that nuclear catastrophe is acceptable to keep their murderous empire rolling.

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    Only economic pain will end it,

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    The economic pain is on USA. and I don’t really see Iran having any other options than that and terrorism.

    I don’t see any room for diplomacy anymore. Because Donald Trump had been deceiving others and not keeping with his promises

    He is absolutely right, not even once! A deal with Trump is worthless.

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        Sorry I misunderstood the headline at first, so I thought it was Iran that should be pressured economically to surrender.
        I saw my mistake and have edited my post.