Iranian officials: The U.S.’s “cognitive war” will not affect Iran’s position and the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

China News Service, Beijing, October 4. News from Tehran: The Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and senior military commanders each delivered speeches on the 4th, emphasizing that US remarks and “cognitive warfare” will not affect Iran’s position. Iran is also ready to “negotiate and fight” and will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until conditions are met.

Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on the 4th that Iran's Islamic Parliament Speaker Qalibaf said at a parliamentary meeting held that day that the United States has recently made some suggestions through mediators. The United States must realize that the era of imposing unilateral demands through a war of attrition is over. Iran's position is clear and firm. The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Iran's conditions under the framework of the memorandum of understanding are met.

He pointed out that the United States is fully aware of Iran's determination, but it still makes threatening remarks and contradictory statements. Its purpose is to conduct "cognitive warfare", create chaos in Iranian society and interfere with decision-making. However, Iran’s national security strategy is “not based on tweets or remarks from U.S. officials,” Iran’s actions are based on “sovereignty and rationality,” and Iran is ready to “negotiate and fight.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said on the 4th that he hopes the United States will choose the path of "wisdom and rationality" and that Iran still maintains a rational stance and is ready to reach a fair solution through negotiations. He also stressed that sanctions would not be effective and any new military action would be met with a more violent response.

Araghchi also said that Iranian diplomats conveyed the voice of the Iranian people to the world during the United Nations General Assembly and clearly explained the conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He himself held friendly talks with Gulf officials, as Iran and its neighbors sought to build a common determination to maintain stability with the participation of regional countries.

Iran's Mahr News Agency reported that Masjedi, deputy commander of the coordination affairs of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' "Quds Force", warned on the 4th that if the US military launches a ground attack on Iran, it will suffer failure due to the joint counterattack of the Iranian armed forces and the "Resistance Front".

Iranian President Pezhiziyan pointed out at a meeting related to economic work on the 3rd that in recent months, the Iranian government has adopted a series of measures to effectively deal with the US economic isolation against Iran. At present, the government has proposed a new package plan to strengthen the coordination and balance among various economic policies and respond to challenges in a more orderly and lower-cost manner.