Mohammad Mokhber, aide to Mojtaba Khamenei, wrote on X on Thursday, 22 Mordad: The definite strategy of Mojtaba Khamenei to intensify the war in the event that the conditions of the Islamic Republic are not met, without a doubt, will transform the balance of power in the world.

He added: “By proving the inability of the United States to protect its allies in the Persian Gulf, the most enduring path to a new order in the region—implementing the Hormuz economic-security mechanism—is independent of Washington’s military guarantees.”