Iran made billions of dollars, bypassed sanctions amid US blockade, top official Rezaee claims

Iran has successfully generated billions of dollars and circumvented international sanctions, including a US naval blockade, by continuing to sell oil, claimed Mohsen Rezaee, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. In an interview with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Rezaee stated that Iran had sold seventy million barrels of oil in the past two months and continues to sell oil daily to American ships.

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In the past month or two, we sold seventy million barrels of oil. Now every day we sell oil to American ships on that side, as much as we produce.

Rezaee issued a stern warning to other countries, urging them not to participate in what he termed the US "economic war" against Iran. He threatened that Iran would strike the interests of any nation that sided with the US if diplomatic efforts to separate them failed. This aggressive stance was further emphasized by threats against the US itself, with Rezaee asserting that Iran had not attacked American bases unprovoked in the past. However, he indicated that with the declaration of economic warfare, Iran would now target "a few oil and economic companies around Iran and elsewhere" and would also attack bases if the US added forces to the region.

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Of course, we negotiate with him first. We hold a meeting, we say, 'go and separate your ranks from America,' and if they don't act, we will strike. We will strike the interests of the country.

During the interview, Rezaee accused the United States and Israel of deliberately fostering regional conflicts as a means to increase their arms sales, asserting that Iran itself had no interest in war. He pointed to Iran's willingness to engage in multiple negotiations and accept ceasefires as evidence of its non-belligerent stance, while simultaneously vowing to defend the nation wholeheartedly and never surrender. He also claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is currently closed and will only reopen once the US "fulfills its obligations."

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They will not make any movements in the southern direction. We will find out if they have met with the counter-revolutionary groups. We will attack them there.

Rezaee also commented on the formation of a defense pact between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, suggesting it was a response to the US abandoning its allies in the region. He predicted that Iran would undergo significant defensive evolution following its recent conflicts with Israel and the US, stating that "Iran today will no longer be the Iran it was before the war." He also characterized US President Donald Trump's policies as "stupidity" for creating substantial debt for Americans and their allies.

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If we were warmongers, would we have gone to three negotiations with the Americans? How many ceasefires would we have accepted? Of course, we are not warmongers, but we will not surrender under any circumstances. We will defend our nation wholeheartedly.