Iran says world has accepted it has defeated US
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed that the international community has acknowledged Iran's victory over the United States in the ongoing war. State media reported Friday that Pezeshkian stated the war with the U.S. should conclude, as the world has already accepted Iran's triumph. The entire world recognizes our victory and the U.S. is despised, he asserted, according to the IRNA news agency.
These comments came as the Trump administration announced a comprehensive financial campaign against Iran, aiming to economically isolate the country and force its leadership to give into demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers. President Donald Trump vowed an unprecedented level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran, with the goal of compelling it to surrender and adhere to demands regarding the nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.
In an interview with Mario Nawfal, a Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur, Tom Barrack, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, appeared to contradict the official U.S. stance on the Golan Heights. Barrack stated that Israel still occupies the territory in violation of U.N. resolutions. Israel took control of the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 war and annexed it in 1981.
The United Nations considers the territory occupied Syrian land, and U.N. resolutions call for Israel's withdrawal to the June 4, 1967, line.
In March 2019, President Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, overturning decades of U.S. policy. However, this move did not alter the territory's status under international law or garner broader international recognition. Colombia became the second nation to endorse Israeli sovereignty over the Golan this month, following the United States.
Barrack's remarks ignited a backlash on Saturday from conservative activist and U.S. presidential ally Laura Loomer, who criticized him for lacking understanding of U.S. foreign policy.
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