❗️Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader and senior adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces:

• "The two recent wars were not merely military wars, but also media wars between the Iranian front and the Western front led by the United States."

• "Iranian media succeeded in taking the initiative, becoming the first to shape the narrative, and defeating the enemy's media front."

• "During the recent war, Iranian domestic media reported news truthfully and rapidly, making it more difficult for the enemy to dominate the information battlefield."

• "By acting quickly and taking the initiative, Iranian domestic media broke the US media monopoly and delivered news with speed and accuracy."

• "The Strait of Hormuz will never reopen in the same way it was before."

• "The Islamic Republic of Iran will exercise full management and control over the Strait of Hormuz."

• "Iran and Oman reached a mechanism for managing the Strait of Hormuz, but the Americans obstructed it."

• "For more than 100 years, Yemenis have resisted every invading force that sought to undermine their territorial integrity."

• "Ansarallah has its own objectives and strategy and has made significant advances in indigenous weapons production."

• "I believe that linking the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz with the Bab al-Mandab Strait, will change the course of the war."

• "If the Americans start a new war, a new front centered on the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait may open before them. Are they prepared to fight on that front? That is a question they should seriously consider."

(Tasnim)