# Iran ready for war of attrition against US, Security Council official says

https://mins.news/en/item/110876

- TASS, 2026-10-22 10:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206129

> Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the United States had fallen into a Middle East trap and that a war of attrition would benefit Iran. He said the Hormuz standoff was a new pretext for Washington to prolong the war, and Tehran would not give up its leverage until the US fulfills its commitments.

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