Could the war with Iran continue until 2029? Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a senior adviser to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said in an interview with PBS that Iran could drag out the war with the US until the end of Trump’s presidential term in 2029.
“We must achieve deterrence so that the enemy will never dare attack us, so that we can live in security. One way is to prolong this war until we reach the next presidential term and cause attrition, so that if someone else wants to attack Iran, they will know that there is a price to pay," Naqdi said.
From 2019 to 2025, Naqdi served as the IRGC’s deputy coordinator, considered a senior position responsible for coordination throughout the organization. He currently serves as a senior adviser to the commander of the Revolutionary Guards.
In his interview with PBS, he also claimed that Iran had won the war, mocked President Trump, and said that “the American military is weaker than we thought."
“Definitely, victory is on our side," Naqdi said. “Washington is waging a war without a strategy. Every two or three days, they announced a new objective, including invading Kharg Island and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The longer this war continues, the more experience we will gain. We had never experienced a real war in which we could gain real experience and learn how to fight against America. In these five months, we have learned how. We have also seen how the American military is weaker than we thought."
Naqdi also said that Iran is producing more missiles than it uses each day.
“If the day comes when Iran has no missiles left, that is when we will become even more dangerous to the United States. Because the United States has thousands of economic interests around the world, and all of them can easily be destroyed," the senior Iranian adviser said.