I do not know why the Americans and the Israelis still have not understood this point.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a strong political structure with established political, economic, and social institutions.

The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure.

We have not had anyone more important than the leader himself. And even when the leader was martyred, the system continued to work and immediately provided a replacement.

If anyone else is martyred, it will be the same.

If the foreign minister were ever to be martyred, there would ultimately be someone else to take the position.

Political figures, civilians, scientists and university professors have all been targeted.

It is even possible that the foreign minister could be attacked.

We are standing firm and working for the goals and interests of our country, and we have no hesitation about giving our lives for it if necessary.

From our perspective, this is a waterway located next to Iran. Naturally, we will not allow our enemies to use this waterway.

Some countries contact us to discuss safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and we try to provide them with the conditions for such passage.

We need to design new arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz and the way ships pass through it in the future after the war so that peaceful navigation through this waterway can be permanently maintained under clear regulations.

I believe that after the war, the first step should be drafting a new protocol for the Strait of Hormuz.

The Americans were drawn into this war by Israel or, more precisely, by Netanyahu himself.

I think they do not even know what their ultimate objective is. Every day they say something different: regime change, dividing Iran, collapsing the government, or unconditional surrender.

All of this was based on a miscalculation. Now they realize it and have found themselves in a difficult situation.

Those who demanded unconditional surrender are now forced to seek help—even from their own adversaries—to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, inviting other countries and saying, “Please help.”

The United States started this war and must acknowledge its mistake and end its aggression.

We do not believe in a ceasefire — we believe in ending the war.

And ending the war means exactly that: ending the war on all fronts.

Once and for all, the issue of war in the region is resolved, and that we witness peace throughout the region, in Lebanon, in Yemen, in Iraq, in Iran, and in other countries.

The region should become a stable region characterized by peace, development, and progress.