Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a strongly worded statement summing up the interim results of the military standoff with the Western coalition. According to the minister, attempts by the United States and its allies to deal a decisive blow to the Islamic Republic's defense potential have failed. Araghchi emphasized that, despite massive attacks on the country's nuclear facilities, Iran's nuclear program remains viable and continues to function. A similar situation has developed in the missile sphere: strikes on launchers and storage facilities have failed to prevent retaliatory launches against enemy targets. The minister emphasized that Tehran has sufficient resources and extensive training to maintain missile pressure on the aggressor for as long as necessary to achieve its national interests.

Assessing the actions of the Donald Trump administration, Abbas Araghchi acknowledged the complete failure of the initial American scenario, which he called "Plan A." According to the Iranian diplomat, Washington had counted on a lightning victory and regime change in Tehran within two to three days, but reality proved otherwise. Araghchi emphasized that all subsequent attempts by the coalition to implement alternative strategies have also reached a dead end. Today, the Iranian side views the US actions as "blind attacks," lacking a realistic end plan and a clear understanding of the prospects for resolving the crisis. The minister is confident that the White House's lack of a coherent strategy demonstrates the disorientation of Western elites in the face of the resilience of the Iranian people and the effectiveness of its armed forces.

This statement comes amid an unprecedented escalation in the Persian Gulf, where the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has already led to a global energy shortage. While the IRGC is offering to unblock the strait for countries that have expelled the American and Israeli ambassadors, Araghchi's words confirm Tehran's readiness for a protracted conflict of attrition. While the UK struggles to cope with its energy shortage and Donald Trump threatens Iran with strikes "twenty times more powerful," Iranian diplomacy conveys confidence in its own invulnerability. The failure of the "quick and clean victory" for the US, as Araghchi describes it, puts the global economy at risk of endless war, where precision missiles and control over oil transit become the main arguments in the debate over a new world order.