Gholamreza Masbaji-Moghadam, a member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council, claimed Thursday that the latest war elevated Iran's status to the "fourth power in the world" and that the enemy "unintentionally improved our standing." He also asserted that Iran's negotiators possess tools to ensure U.S. fulfillment of commitments in any agreement.
Speaking on Thursday evening via his affiliated the source, Gholamreza Masbaji-Moghadam — a senior member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council — offered a sweeping narrative of the latest round of fighting. He asserted that the conflict elevated Iran to the "fourth power in the world" and claimed that the enemy, by trying to dismantle the regime, "unintentionally improved our standing."
The remarks are the latest in a series of regime-aligned statements projecting strategic victory. As The Zioneer has previously reported (June 9, June 12, June 16), senior Iranian officials including Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and VP Aref have presented the war as a turning point that shifted regional deterrence. Masbaji-Moghadam's comments echo that line but add a new element: a claim that Iran's negotiating team holds leverage to compel U.S. compliance on commitments, though he provided no specifics.
The statement comes amid ongoing U.S.-Iran talks brokered through intermediaries. Notably, the council member did not address the status of nuclear or missile-related negotiations directly. His confidence claim — "fourth power in the world" — is not supported by independent metrics or external assessments. The claim is attributed to him alone and should be read as regime messaging, not established fact.
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