Mohsen Razai, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said: "The great nation of Iran inflicted a major strategic defeat on the battlefield and in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a severe political defeat in Washington for Trump." He added: "American citizens and the government were personally involved in paying the excessive and heavy costs of Trump's war." Razai said: "Anyone who clashes with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a heavy price from the battlefield to the doorstep of their homes."