Velayati: Illusions of putting pressure on Iran are collapsing and the region’s equations are changing.
Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, affirmed on Saturday that lasting peace is built on a balance of power, not on appeasement, stressing that his country’s power is escalating, which is redrawing the map of influence in the region.
Velayati said in a post on the “X” platform: “The nightmare that Western theorists have long feared has become a reality: Iran is growing stronger and the map of influence is being redrawn.”
Velayati believes that the Americans’ attempt to conclude an agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz represents a victory for the axis of resistance and a collapse of the doctrine of putting pressure on Iran, citing reports in Western newspapers.
He said: “Reuters and the Guardian admit: Trump needs a temporary agreement to reopen Hormuz. This is a collapse of the doctrine of pressuring Iran and a victory for the axis of resistance.”
The advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran also stressed that lasting peace is based on a balance of power, and that relying on appeasement is a “strategic mistake”.
He added: “The most serious strategic mistake is committed by those in the region who imagine that appeasement is a way out. The new architecture of power will not be built at the expense of resistance. Diplomatic illusions come at a high price, and lasting peace only springs from the womb of a balance of power, not from the illusions of empty pledges.”
These statements come amid continued US efforts to reach an agreement with Iran that would lead to the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Tehran refuses to go towards partial agreements and links the opening of the strait to several issues, most notably the recognition of its shared right with Muscat to manage the passage, the release of its frozen assets, and the cessation of hostilities against all resistance movements in the region, especially Hezbollah in Lebanon.