[U.S. officials say the United States is ready for a long-term confrontation with Iran] On October 23, Michael Waltz, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said that the United States is ready for a long-term confrontation with Iran, and the two sides may still be in a stalemate a year later. According to British news on the 23rd, Waltz admitted that the United States and Iran may still be in a stalemate a year from now, when the two sides may not have reached an agreement on Iran's nuclear program, and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz may not be able to return to pre-conflict levels. Waltz hopes Iran can "come to the negotiating table" before the above happens. Waltz said that US President Trump and the US Navy "have the ability to maintain the blockade of Iranian ports for the foreseeable future" and that the US government is further increasing economic pressure on Iran. According to him, the United States' strategic goals in this conflict can be achieved only by disposing of Iran's highly enriched uranium and reaching a substantive agreement with Iran on uranium enrichment activities within its territory. (CCTV News)