ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday said it is prepared for a long-term war, warning that if the US attacks, it will target new sites with new weapons.

“In the event of a new attack, in addition to changing the geography of the battle, new targets will be targeted, and strategic weapons will be used that have not yet been unveiled or deployed,” IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said.

On Monday, the central command of Iran’s military said “the management of the Strait of Hormuz” is an example of the country changing “the security equation” in its favor.

Since the war started in late February, Iran has shut the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway responsible for the transport of around 20 percent of the world’s oil, sharply driving up global oil prices.

The warring sides reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in June to end hostilities and resume talks.

Iran’s main conditions in the MoU included ending military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, lifting sanctions, and post-war reconstruction. One of Washington’s main conditions was free navigation through the waterway.

The agreement collapsed weeks later when the US claimed Iran had struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed “until Iran's conditions are met,” as Washington claims Tehran wants to reach a deal.

Ghalibaf’s comments come as Iran’s hardliners and moderates take differing positions on further talks with the US. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other hardliners have shown little willingness to resume negotiations, while moderates have expressed openness.

Despite persisting tensions between Washington and Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to travel to the US and attend the United Nations General Assembly’s annual meeting in New York.

US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that he would “probably be” open to meeting with Pezeshkian, adding that he is in a “deciding mode” and "very big things" are expected to happen in the near future regarding the US-Iran war.