Mojtaba Khamenei Calls for End to ‘Neither War Nor Peace’ as US Mulls Fresh Strikes

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, has called for an end to the present state of “neither war nor peace” in the region. President Masoud Pezeshkian called the directive an important one and told the cabinet that the government would pursue it “earnestly, and with all its capacity.”

IRAN: ‘ENEMIES SHOULD NOT THINK THEY CAN WEAKEN OUR WILL’

At Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, ministers discussed the country’s conditions, national resilience and how to deal with enemy threats, IRNA reported.

Pezeshkian stressed the need for constant preparation for any emerging scenario.

“All ministers, heads and deputies of the executive branches are obliged to maintain full readiness,” he said, and should use existing capacities to raise productivity and build national power.

He called for strong resilience against threats, sanctions and outside pressure. “Enemies should not think they can weaken the will of the Iranian nation and force the country to surrender,” he said.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed the cabinet on diplomatic developments and regional consultations, especially the recent visits of a Qatari delegation and the Pakistani Army Chief.

VANCE’S LETTER

Tehran’s shift in tone came as US Vice President JD Vance opened a direct channel to one of Iran’s most powerful hard-liners to try to revive peace talks, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The outreach was meant to test whether Washington and Tehran can build a framework for negotiations.

According to one person familiar with the matter, cited by the WSJ, the letter was sent at President Donald Trump’s direction, and he is fully briefed on the initiative.

A REGION ON THE EDGE

Direct American action appears to be on hold, with the US midterm elections due on November 3 and Israel’s next government still undecided. West Asia remains on the edge, bracing for more conflict.

With inputs from ANI