Is Iran Overestimating Its Position?

Iran Is Poised to Overplay Its Hand

Tehran is poised to overplay its hand.

Tehran Warns Washington, Tel Aviv; Future War Will Not Be Like "Forty-Day War"

Officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in response to the recent U.S. attack, while condemning it and emphasizing the right to legitimate self-defense, warned that any new aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime will be met with a more decisive response, and a possible future war will not be comparable to past conflicts.

“If America is unable to contain Zionist regime….”: Iran issues warning over Israeli aircraft movement

In an official statement released by the IRGC Central Headquarters, the Iranian military warned that if the US remains unable to control the Zionist regime, the Islamic Republic will exercise its right to take unilateral action.

The US-Iran War and Greater Eurasia

In spite of pessimistic forecasts of certain doom for Iran if Tehran ever found itself in a direct confrontation with Washington, the Islamic Republic withstood the overwhelming US-Israeli blow launched against it after decades of mounting tensions. With Iran emerging from the conflict as the first state in fifty years to survive a war with America, the outcome of the Middle East clash may now send ripples throughout an international system already fraught with uncertainty. Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, examines the consequences of the Iran War for the macroregion of Greater Eurasia.

Iranian vice president says Tehran still distrusts Washington

Iranian vice president says Tehran still distrusts Washington Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has said Tehran remains deeply distrustful of the United States, warning that even a formal agreement would not guarantee an end to hostile actions against the country. According to the ISNA news agency, Aref said: Even in the event of an agreement with the United States, there is no guarantee that hostile actions will stop. He added that Iran therefore had to maintain a high level of preparedness regardless of diplomatic developments. Aref said that strengthening deterrence through scientific and technological advancement remained a long-term priority for the Islamic Republic. Maintaining the country's readiness and increasing deterrence power through the development of science and technology is a permanent necessity for the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said.