Iranian adviser: "Time is key weapon in current conflict"

Mehdi Mohammadi, a strategist described as a radical and an adviser to the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said on Tuesday, May 5, that time is the most effective weapon in the ongoing conflict, emphasising the importance of disrupting an opponent’s timeline.

In a post on the social network X, cited by Caliber.Az, Mohammadi argued that shifting the pace of the war away from the adversary’s schedule is a decisive factor.

موثرترین سلاح در جنگ کنونی زمان است. خارج کردن جنگ از زمان بندی دشمن قوی ترین سلاحی است که باید به کار گرفت. اینکه می بینید ترامپ از تعادل خارج‌ شده چون ‘زمان برنامه ریزی شده جنگ’ برای او رو به پایان است. در بازه محدود پیش رو، ابتکار عمل با ایران و برگ‌های دشمن رو به زوال است.

— Mahdi Mohammadi (@mmohammadii61) May 5, 2026

“The most effective weapon in the current war is time. Taking the war out of the opponent’s timeline is the strongest weapon that must be used. What you are seeing now is Trump losing balance because his ‘planned time for the war’ is coming to an end. In this limited time window, the initiative is in Iran’s hands, and the opponent’s cards are running out,” he wrote.

By Tamilla Hasanova