Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has adopted a strategy to shift the war from a defensive to an offensive phase if Iran’s conditions are not met, according to adviser and associate Mohammad Mokhber. In a social media post on Thursday, Mokhber said the strategy would alter the global balance of power.

In a statement on April 30, Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran was entering a new phase of its course of action regarding the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Mokhber said the new circumstances surrounding the strait, along with the United States’ failure to protect its Gulf allies, had created the basis for the change.

Mokhber said Iran’s conditions include a permanent end to war and aggression, withdrawal of US forces from areas around Iran, compensation, removal of sanctions, and the unconditional release of Iran’s frozen assets. He added that building a new Hormuz-centered economic and security system without Washington’s military guarantees would be the region’s most sustainable path.