[U.S. official says the United States is ready for a long-term confrontation with Iran] On October 24, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Michael Waltz said in an exclusive interview published by the Financial Times on October 23 that the United States is ready for a long-term confrontation with Iran. The two sides may still be in a stalemate a year later, and 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. The United States has the ability to maintain the blockade of Iranian ports for the foreseeable future. According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 23rd, Feida Hossein Maliki, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that Iran has issued an ultimatum to countries in the Middle East, requiring these countries to stop all support for the United States once war between Iran and the United States resumes. Otherwise, Iran's response measures will not only attack military bases in these countries, but will also list these countries as "hostile countries." (CCTV International News)