Mojtaba Khamenei aide’s chilling ’40 years’ warning surfaces amid US push for Iran deal

Iran’s senior security official Mohsen Rezaei once said negotiations during a ceasefire could last 30 to 40 years, with both sides remaining ready to fight. The resurfaced remark is drawing attention as the United States reportedly seeks renewed talks with Iran, where Rezaei is a senior figure in the military and security leadership.

Rezaei made the comments in a 2006 interview reflecting on the Iran-Iraq War, which lasted from 1980 to 1988 and ended with a UN-brokered ceasefire. The article says Vice-President JD Vance sent Rezaei a letter in October proposing talks; Iranian state media confirmed receipt but said Iran had not responded, while Tasnim reported Tehran was awaiting US compliance with its conditions. Rezaei has publicly denied that talks are under way, demanded that Iran’s seven conditions be met and warned of a response to another attack.