Negotiations between the United States and Iran “are at a deadlock,” Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s army advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, informed NCS in an interview on Friday.
“Trump should break this impasse,” stated Rezaei. “The ball is in Trump’s courtroom.”
A senior Iranian official told NCS that negotiations currently depend on the US releasing $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, with $12 billion released upon the signing of the potential agreement and the remaining funds released at a later date.
Rezaei framed the demand as a take a look at for US President Donald Trump.
“This is a take a look at that America should cross, and the trail can be opened,” Rezaei stated. “This is our own money, not America’s money.”
He additional warned that the Islamic Republic would develop the war past the Persian Gulf if hostilities resume, noting that he thought of the potential of battle to be low.
“We will give another dimension to the war by attacking these other American bases that we have been attacking so far,” he stated.
Regarding a potential US floor invasion of Iran, Rezaei informed NCS that the regime is ready for such a situation.
“The world will understand Iran’s true capabilities,” stated Razaei. “Our land power is many times greater than our missiles.”
He framed the recent war as an Iranian victory, describing it as “the primary time Iran has emerged victorious in wars.”
“In earlier wars, Iran has all the time been defeated,” he added.
Rezaei additional informed NCS that he was not considering assembly Trump, accusing the US President of bringing the talks “to a standstill.”
He doubted the potential of reaching a nuclear settlement with the US due to what he referred to as Trump’s “ambiguity” technique and his withdrawal from the 2015 deal throughout his first time period.
He additionally emphasised that Iran and Oman keep sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, describing the regime’s demand for ships to pay a passage toll as a “maintenance fee.”