WANA (May 29) – Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei has warned that Iran will shatter the current maritime blockade targeting the country, forcing the United States to end its economic siege either through diplomatic channels or via direct military intervention.

 

“We will compel the U.S. to end the naval blockade—either through negotiation or, if they resist, through direct action,” Rezaei stated in a recent interview. He emphasized that Iran has prepared itself to strike and break the blockade if it persists beyond a specific timeframe.

 

Rezaei, who serves as the Secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination among the Heads of Branches, outlined Tehran’s view of current geopolitical shifts in the Middle East, taking aim at Washington and Tel Aviv.

 

The Geopolitics of Oil and Land

According to Rezaei, the respective doctrines of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have merged into a unified strategy predicated on forcing a collapse of the Iranian state to impose a “New Order” on the region.

 

“They have two core objectives regarding Iran,” Rezaei said. “First is geopolitical: capturing Iran provides a gateway to western China and southern Russia. Iran stands as an independent nation obstructing their ‘order-making’ ambitions and acting as a barrier to those frontiers.”

 

The second objective, Rezaei argued, is energy dominance. He claimed that control over Iran would give the U.S. and Israel dominion over the oil and gas reserves of the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, allowing them to manipulate the global economy and rivals like China and Russia. “This is exactly what Trump did in Venezuela,” he added.

 

Rezaei contrasted the motives of the allied nations, stating that while Israel seeks regional territorial expansion—targeting southern Syria, southern Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Iraq—Trump is driven by oil interests.

 

To counter this, Rezaei proposed the formation of a regional bloc modeled after the European Union, positioning the Middle East as a “fifth global power” alongside China, Russia, Europe, and the United States to independently manage regional peace.

 

Strait of Hormuz to Remain Open for Trade

Addressing apprehensions regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the veteran commander reassured international partners, particularly Beijing, that trade routes would remain secure.

 

“Our friends in China and many other countries should not be worried at all about the Strait of Hormuz; its future lies in trade and development,” Rezaei stated. However, he noted that management of the choke point remains strict because its openness has historically been “exploited by the U.S. and Israel.”

 

“The Strait of Hormuz is closed to military expeditions, insecurity, and exploitation by international powers, but it remains open for trade,” he clarified.

 

Asymmetrical Warfare Paradigm

Rezaei lauded Iran’s advancements in modern military science, highlighting the IRGC’s pioneering role in asymmetric warfare. He noted that Iran successfully deploys highly cost-effective drones and fast attack craft capable of neutralizing multi-million and multi-billion dollar Western defensive assets.

 

“Iran’s tactics, operations, strategy, and doctrine are fully rooted in asymmetric warfare,” Rezaei explained, pointing to recent conflicts as demonstrations of this strategic flexibility.

 

“During the 12-Day War, we showcased one dimension of our power; in the Ramadan War, we displayed another. If the conflict continues, we will unveil a third dimension.”

 

Sanctions Resilience and Economic Outlook

Despite over two decades of facing more than 2,000 distinct sanctions targeting individuals, institutions, shipping lines, and foreign intermediaries, Rezaei maintained that Iran has successfully engineered bypass mechanisms to neutralize Western economic pressure.

 

Predicting that the U.S. will drop to the world’s second or third economic power within the next decade, Rezaei concluded that Washington has run out of viable options.

 

“The Americans have no choice but to negotiate,” Rezaei stated. “Continuing this war is entry into a very dark tunnel for the United States… They are approaching us in the dark, while we monitor their every move.”