“Stability comes through strength”: Iran links oil market to military guarantees

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has stated that future investment in the Persian Gulf and the stabilisation of global oil prices will depend on security guarantees ensured by Iran’s military.

According to Al Jazeera, the statement emphasised that regional economic prospects are directly tied to what it described as Iran’s ability to enforce stability.

“There will be no sign of your investments in the region, nor will you see the previous prices of energy and oil until you understand that stability in the region is guaranteed by the powerful hand of our armed forces. Stability comes through force,” the statement said.

The Iranian military also addressed its adversaries, asserting that the regional situation will not revert to its previous state unless the prospect of actions against the Iranian people is “completely erased and forgotten.”

It further claimed that the key power of Iran's opponents has effectively turned into a “defeat,” warning against portraying what it described as a failure as any form of agreement. “Do not call your defeat an agreement.”