'US warmongering accelerated shift of power toward east,' says senior advisor to supreme leader

Senior advisor to Supreme Leader Major General Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi says that 'US warmongering was the best accelerator for the transfer of the balance of power and economic geography to the east,' Press TV reports. 'Pretending to have achieved victory is a sign of defeat and an acceptance of the multipolarisation of international power and security,' the report quoted him as saying.