India, Sept. 6 -- Iranian military and political leaders have firmly rejected the possibility of an unconditional surrender to the United States, calling the expectation a "futile dream" and a "false illusion". Senior military commander Ali Abdollahi stated that the US and Israel are attempting to offset their strategic setbacks through economic pressure and cognitive warfare, but affirmed that Iran will maintain its deterrence and respond asymmetrically.

This rhetoric follows an ongoing military conflict and a US maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, during which US President Donald Trump asserted that Washington will accept nothing less than an unconditional surrender.

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