Faith Agari, a political analyst, saw the statements attributed to Mujtaba Khamenei as a sign of fear of war and the continued confrontational approach of the Islamic Republic. According to him, the diplomatic efforts of the government in this regard are more to buy time and deception than to change the attitude and reach an agreement.

Faith Agari, a political analyst, saw the statements attributed to Mujtaba Khamenei as a sign of fear of war and the continued confrontational approach of the Islamic Republic. According to him, the diplomatic efforts of the government in this regard are more to buy time and deception than to change the attitude and reach an agreement.