A top IRGC commander says Iran’s enemies made a strategic miscalculation in assessing Iran’s capabilities and resolve, arguing that Tehran has emerged in a stronger position while the United States faces decline and failure.

Speaking to IRNA last night, IRGC Deputy for Political Affairs Yadollah Javani said the enemies had incorrectly assumed they could achieve a quick victory by imposing war on the Iranian nation.

The enemies’ strategic objectives, Javani said, included destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities, eliminating its missile defence capacity, and ultimately overthrowing the Islamic Republic.

He said those goals have failed, resulting in a shift in regional equations in Iran’s favour.

Javani said the United States must choose between accepting the conditions and rights of the Iranian people or continuing the war.

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