Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Washington’s motive for targeting infrastructure and imposing blockades is to create dissatisfaction among the people, the state-run IRNA news agency reports.

“The enemy has a plan to turn the people’s current satisfaction into dissatisfaction. To counter this plot, we must ensure that no conditions are created that could lead to public discontent,” Pezeshkian has said during a visit to the interior ministry.

He has also expressed gratitude to provincial governors across the country for their role amid the war, stating, “We have granted full authority to the governors, and in terms of management, they have the same powers as the president.”