Iranian media outlets are circulating a statement attributed to Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, predicting that oil prices will reach $150 per barrel 'in the coming days.' The statement adds to a series of Iranian threats to use oil as leverage in the confrontation with the US and Israel.
Iranian media channels are circulating a statement attributed to Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, predicting that oil prices will reach $150 per barrel 'in the coming days,' according to journalist Hananel Aviv. The threat, if confirmed, would mark a specific escalation in Iran's economic pressure campaign amid the ongoing crisis with the United States and Israel.
The statement follows a pattern of Iranian threats to use oil as a strategic weapon. As The Zioneer reported on August 2, the Iranian daily Kayhan published a front-page editorial listing potential energy infrastructure targets across the Gulf states and Israel, including the Leviathan and Tamar gas fields, and warned that attacks could drive oil prices to $150–200 per barrel. Rezaei himself has issued multiple warnings in recent weeks, including a July 23 statement that the Iranian response to American aggression 'will increase,' and earlier threats of a 'crushing response' to any Israeli action.
The new statement, attributed to Rezaei, suggests that Iranian officials see the oil price as a key lever in the current confrontation. It remains unconfirmed whether Rezaei personally issued the statement or if it originated from Iranian media channels.
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