Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, urged Persian Gulf countries not to place their trust in the United States, claiming that the U.S. economy is heading toward collapse.
In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, Rezaei said the United States and President Donald Trump will eventually leave the region, while Iran and the Arab countries will remain. He also argued that the United States will not be the same power it is today over the next decade.
Rezaei described Iran and its Persian Gulf neighbors as “one family” and proposed greater economic cooperation, including joint investments, a common market and potentially a shared currency. He also argued that Iran’s resistance against the United States and Israel had benefited neighboring Arab countries.
The Iranian official criticized Gulf countries for what he described as closer ties with Israel and the U.S. military. He said Iran and Oman had invited Iraq and other regional countries to participate in an agreement involving a new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz, but claimed they did not attend the ceremony.
Rezaei also referred to the changing relationship between Iran and Arab countries, including their past support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War and the later restoration of relations between Tehran and Riyadh through a strategic agreement brokered in China.
