Extraordinary developments are taking place in the Strait of Hormuz, where the deadlock persists and the US intensifies its economic strangulation of Iran...
The new development is that Iran has decided to proceed with preemptive offensive strikes against the US Navy to break the commercial blockade...
Iran has assessed that the American military is fragile and, most importantly, US President Donald Trump does not want to get dragged into a new military conflict...
Iran will feel the pain of the economic blockade, but the US will also feel the pain from Iranian attacks against the US Navy and bases across the Middle East... wartime chaos does not favor the US, and Donald Trump obviously does not want a new conflict...
At the same time, Iran received an invitation to join the Mecca Agreement, which it is currently reviewing...
Essentially, the Mecca Agreement, initiated by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, and which other states are set to join, marks the beginning of the end of the American presence in the Middle East.
Iran sees this scenario and is evaluating it; it has not yet decided whether to join...
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, General Asim Munir, is urgently heading to Iran for consultations, arriving on August 24 or August 25, and will evidently seek new mediation.
Iran will make the US hurt with a preemptive attack on the US military against economic strangulation
A preemptive strike is the best strategy against economic suffocation, and Donald Trump, as proven, fears a prolonged war.
If the naval blockade cannot be broken through negotiations, it can be broken through war.
The Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration plans to unveil a new policy of severe economic pressure against Iran on August 24, 2026.
The strategy of economic pressure, embargoes, and sanctions against Iran is not new, but this time it is accompanied by the shadow of war and a naval blockade.
Such severe economic pressure could lead to challenges such as an explosive spike in prices, which was also the result of actions by Donald Trump.
Under these circumstances, Masoud Pezeshkian and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have warned of economic pressure. However, it remains unclear what Iran’s plan is to overcome this immense crisis.
Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank, stated that the naval blockade must be lifted, either through negotiations or through missiles!
Now, if there is no possibility for negotiation, why shouldn’t Iran return to missiles?
Especially when it is well known that the American military faces serious ammunition shortage issues and fears combat.
A return to war would mean that US economic pressure against Iran would lack global support and prove less effective.
Meanwhile, the domestic recession triggered by the war would prevent price increases and economic shocks.
Such a preemptive strike could once again bring Donald Trump to the negotiating table, as occurred during the 40-day war, because Donald Trump understands nothing other than the language of force.
The US President will avoid a war with Iran to protect his ratings ahead of the November 2026 elections, so why shouldn’t Iran impose an unpopular war and secure concessions under conditions of wartime chaos?
Washington Post: Iran considers military surprise against the US... may join the Mecca Agreement
According to the Washington Post, Iran still possesses sufficient firepower and motivation to attack the American military in the Middle East before the November elections.
Additionally, Bloomberg reported that Iran has multiple ways to retaliate against US sanctions.
Arab media outlet Al Mayadeen claims, citing an Iranian source: Iran has received an invitation to join the «Mecca Agreement» and the matter is under review.
According to the Washington Post, one reason Donald Trump hesitates to resume major hostilities is his stated concern that Iran could respond by launching attacks on energy targets in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf states. This would remove a massive volume of their oil from the global market and trigger a worldwide recession.
Iranian Security Council: The next war will be different from recent hostilities... Trump is foolish
General Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, stated: «Iran’s defense strategies have evolved and continue to evolve constantly in defense and politics since the recent war.
Iran today is not the Iran before the war.
On the contrary, the entire world views Iran through a new lens.
Following multiple rounds of negotiations and the breach of promises by the Americans, reforms must be made in the diplomatic posture of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the world».
We will certainly witness a shift in the way we fight.
We will certainly utilize all the experience of the past year in future battles, and a future war will definitely differ from the third imposed war. We will certainly make changes to the management of warfare.
The Americans betrayed negotiations, diplomacy, and their own signatures.
«The Americans believed they could end the war with Iran in a few days and seize all the oil and natural gas of Iran and the region.
Roughly 1,200 tankers have been disabled, and nearly 15% of the global fleet has been pulled from commercial service.
Tanker shipping costs have soared».
Trump’s folly drives Iran to acquire an atomic bomb
According to General Mohsen Rezaee, «the folly of Donald Trump in attacking Iran increased the world’s desire for an atomic bomb, especially when seeing that membership in the IAEA and the NPT proved ineffective in deterring an American attack.
Instead of nuclear safety, Donald Trump created nuclear insecurity».
A nuclear bomb is more effective than hundreds of F-35s
«Following US military aggression against Iran, the world saw that possessing a nuclear bomb is more effective than hundreds of F-35 aircraft».
The F-35 jets have been dispersed across Iran, and Arab nations do not trust American weapons.
The American public opposes war with Iran and does not back the US military and administration.
In Iran, however, the people and the government stand united behind the armed forces.
According to General Mohsen Rezaee, «the Americans have grown completely desperate over military strikes and believe they can assist military operations by imposing an economic blockade.
Benjamin Netanyahu promised Donald Trump that if he imposes an economic blockade on Iran for two or three months, it will surrender.
The world has realized that Donald Trump’s core and ports are empty.
Donald Trump stands alone and needs the support of NATO and his allies.
Iran, however, has learned over recent years to bypass sanctions and sell oil».
We will attack any oil export route from the Persian Gulf, not a drop will leave
Iran is prepared to target oil tankers not only in the Strait of Hormuz but also along other maritime oil supply routes across the Persian Gulf, according to Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of the SNSC of Iran.
«We will not allow a single drop of oil to leak out, not only from the Strait of Hormuz, but from the Persian Gulf as well».
The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council explained that Iran is prepared to take such steps if regional countries support the sanctions imposed by the US against the Islamic Republic.
He added that such a development would harm Iranian interests.
Mohsen Rezaee called on friendly nations not to ally with the US.
Ghalibaf: We received messages from neighboring nations regarding the creation of a new joint regional order...
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that Iran has received messages from neighboring nations concerning efforts to shape a new regional order, including proposals for security frameworks and economic cooperation, hinting at the Mecca Agreement.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that neighboring states have sent «numerous messages» to Iran regarding the development of new security frameworks and the expansion of economic cooperation across the entire region.
He strongly criticized Washington’s regional policies, adding that the US has endangered the security of its allies through «bullying» and «indifference» to their interests for the sake of Israel.
«The United States placed the security of every one of its allies in such danger through bullying and complete indifference to their interests for the sake of Israel».
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