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Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN
Iran rules out diplomacy and aims to sustain conflict with the US until economic pressure forces intervention, disrupting about 20% of global oil supply, experts say.
- On Monday in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi told CNN that diplomacy is no longer possible and Iran is prepared for a long war, marking a hardening of Tehran's stance on the conflict's tenth day.
- Kharazi blamed what he described as Donald Trump's past deception during negotiations for closing off diplomatic options and pushed back on Trump's comment about leadership, saying 'That is not his business.'
- Since the war began, Iran has struck Middle East countries targeting U.S. bases and strategic interests, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying 60% of its firepower focuses on these sites.
- Energy analysts say the conflict has disrupted 20% of world oil supply and effectively wiped out spare capacity, with crude prices surging past $100 a barrel on Monday.
- Kharazi said Iran will press for economic pain to compel Gulf Arab countries to intervene and end U.S. and Israeli aggression, while Mojtaba Khamenei's elevation over the weekend signals likely escalation.
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Senior Iranian official Kamal Harazi said today in an exclusive interview with CNN that Iran no longer sees any room for diplomacy and is fully prepared for a protracted war with the United States (US).
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