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Pezeshkian: Iran not seeking war but will resist until aggressors’ defeat
President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that Tehran will maintain its steadfast resistance until the aggressors feel "complete regret," dismissing US President Donald Trump's recent social media claims of an impending American victory and plummeting oil prices.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Pezeshkian emphasized that while the Islamic Republic has always opposed war and prioritized regional stability by avoiding warmongering, it will not back down in the face of foreign aggression.
"Just as it has bravely stood up in defense against aggression until today, it will continue this resistance with strength until the complete regret of the aggressors," the president stated, affirming his administration's unwavering commitment to protecting the rights and sovereignty of the Iranian nation.
The Iranian president's remarks come in response to a post by Trump on his Truth Social platform, where the US leader attempted to project confidence amid a seven-month war on Iran that has yielded no victory for Washington.
"Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran," Trump wrote. He promised Americans that gasoline would fall to three dollars a gallon, and "ultimately, below two dollars a gallon," adding that it would happen quickly and that "Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon. MAGA!"
Trump's optimistic projections stand in contrast to the reality on the ground.
Since launching a massive war of aggression and a sweeping economic pressure campaign against Tehran, Washington has tried, to no avail, to force Iran into capitulation.
The US has deployed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and launched "Operation Economic Outcast," a sweeping initiative aimed at severing Iran's financial ties with the outside world.
However, despite months of brutal assaults and maximum economic pressure, Iran's military and political leadership remain unbroken.
Tehran has successfully leveraged asymmetric warfare to inflict heavy damage on US forces and drain critical American munitions stockpiles.
Furthermore, Trump's promise of sub-two-dollar gasoline ignores the fundamental geopolitical leverage Iran currently holds over global energy markets.
In response to the US-Israeli war of aggression that began in late February, Iran effectively restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint.
With roughly 20% of global petroleum consumption historically passing through this narrow waterway, Tehran's maritime chokehold has triggered a massive global energy shock.
The disruption has not only sent global crude prices soaring but has also sparked a severe "diesel shock" within the United States, where the spread between diesel and crude prices recently surpassed $95 per barrel due to strangled West Asian exports and declining global refinery capacities.