JAKARTA - The Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi concluded that the United States made a big miscalculation when attacking Iran, so that the war that Washington hoped to end in an instant actually dragged on and had a major impact on the world.
According to the ambassador, US President Donald Trump believes that a direct attack on the Iranian leadership as well as civilian and military infrastructure will trigger a popular uprising that will overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
"The first mistake is miscalculation, that is, a wrong calculation. He thought that with two or three days he could finish the war against Iran, but he was wrong," Boroujerdi said in a general lecture at Prof. Dr. Moestopo University (Religious) in Jakarta, Wednesday, May 13.
With this belief, the US launched an attack on Iran together with Israel on February 28, which led to the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as well as dozens of important figures in the Iranian government and thousands of civilians.
"After that, the people did indeed take to the streets. However, they did not come down to overthrow the government, but to provide support and solidarity for their country," said Boroujerdi.
Iran was also able to launch a barrage of retaliatory attacks on Israel and US military bases in the Gulf region, until a ceasefire was agreed on April 8, said the Iranian ambassador.
According to Boroujerdi, Trump is currently trying to find an opportunity to "declare victory" in the war against Iran by opening the Strait of Hormuz. But, from Iran's point of view, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz happened because of Trump himself, he said.
Along with the continuation of peace efforts after the failure of the first round of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, the Ambassador hopes that the agreement reached in the next negotiations will be an equal agreement.
He also hopes that the negotiations will succeed in achieving a permanent peace that is guaranteed with the commitment of the US and Israel not to gather forces to attack Iran again.
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, which triggered Iranian retaliation against Israel and US allies in the region.
In the latest development, the Iranian government has submitted five conditions to the US as a step to "restore trust" before they are willing to return to negotiations, according to a report by the Fars news agency, Tuesday (12/5).
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