Hatami on readiness and war Hormuz leverage must endure

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IRINN reports Hatami's remarks to Army commanders and unit officials in Fars Province: readiness, a crushing response to another enemy mistake, and innovation that changes adversaries' calculations. In the direct excerpt, Hatami says the war is not over, depicts sanctions as intended to exhaust the population and argues that the Hormuz achievement should be retained and used to lift the shadow of war. These are his assessments and conditional intentions, not completed military actions or a reopening agreement.

Addressing Army commanders and unit officials in Fars, Hatami emphasizes readiness, innovation that changes enemy calculations and a crushing response to renewed aggression. He says the war is not over, presents sanctions as intended to exhaust Iranians and urges retaining the Hormuz achievement to remove the threat of war. The speech date is unknown and the stated objectives remain intentions.