Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran has prevailed in its nearly six-month war with the United States, citing Iran’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz and refusal to accept U.S. demands as Washington prepares a broader economic campaign against the country.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Friday that Iran has won its war with the United States, arguing that Tehran has withstood months of military pressure without surrendering its strategic position or accepting Washington’s demands.
Pezeshkian said the conflict should now come to an end because, from Tehran’s perspective, the international community has recognized Iran as the victor.
Iranian officials have pointed to the country’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz and its refusal to comply with U.S. demands as evidence supporting that assessment.
The remarks come nearly six months after the United States and Israel launched the conflict and as tensions remain elevated throughout the Middle East.
Pezeshkian’s declaration also comes as President Donald Trump shifts greater emphasis toward economic pressure in an effort to force Tehran to change course.
Trump has promised an “unprecedented” campaign of economic warfare against Iran, with the administration seeking to isolate the country financially, increase pressure on its trading partners and disrupt revenue streams supporting the Iranian government.
Washington’s objectives include compelling Iran to abandon its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The strategically important waterway is one of the world’s most critical energy corridors, carrying a significant share of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.
Iran’s ability to maintain control over the strait has become one of Tehran’s central arguments in portraying the war as a victory despite the continuing military and economic confrontation.
The competing claims highlight the different measures being used by Washington and Tehran to define success.
The Trump administration has maintained pressure on Iran through military operations and an expanding economic campaign, while Iranian leaders argue that their government’s continued survival, resistance to U.S. demands and control of strategically important territory demonstrate that Washington failed to achieve its objectives.
At the same time, another dispute involving Israel and Syria has emerged after comments from a senior U.S. official raised questions about the administration’s position on the Golan Heights.
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, said Israel continues to occupy the Golan Heights in violation of United Nations resolutions.
Israel captured the territory from Syria during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and formally annexed it in 1981.
The United Nations has continued to regard the Golan Heights as occupied Syrian territory.
During Trump’s first term, however, the United States formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the area, departing from the position maintained by most of the international community.
Barrack’s characterization of the territory as occupied has therefore raised questions about whether the administration’s current position differs from the recognition issued during Trump’s first presidency.
The White House has not indicated in the information presented whether U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights has formally changed.
The dispute adds another source of uncertainty to an already volatile regional environment.
Iran continues to present itself as having successfully resisted American and Israeli pressure, while the Trump administration is preparing to intensify the economic front of the conflict.
Pezeshkian’s assertion that Iran has won reflects Tehran’s effort to frame the country’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz and rejection of U.S. demands as proof that the military campaign failed to force Iranian capitulation.
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