Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, the spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), says Iran will continue punishing the United States until its seven conditions are met, Press TV reports.
The IRGC spokesman described Iran as the victor of the war, saying the country was converting that victory into “permanent strategic deterrence,” apparently pointing to Iran’s closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation and refusing to reopen the chokepoint.
Mohebbi identified freedom of navigation through the strait as one of the US’s stated objectives, arguing that Washington had failed to achieve that objective during the aggression.
“Despite having the world’s largest navy, the United States was unable to keep the Strait of Hormuz open even for a few hours,” he said.
