Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday said coordinated governance, effective crisis management and support from neighbouring countries helped Iran withstand the ongoing West Asia conflict, asserting that ordinary citizens "didn't feel the war" despite attacks on key infrastructure.

In a televised address to the nation, Pezeshkian said close coordination among government agencies, provincial administrations and cabinet ministers helped maintain normal life during the conflict. His remark came amid Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, saying an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, which lies on the other side of the waterway, is in the “final stage” of drafting.

"The people didn't feel the war at all; they only realised something had happened when they were struck somewhere or saw the images on television. This situation was shaped thanks to our managers, governors, county governors, and the coordination of our ministers," Pezeshkian said.

He said attacks on critical infrastructure, including power facilities, had little impact on the public.

"Why didn't the people feel the power outages? Many of our power plant sites were struck, but the people didn't feel that there was any problem," he said.

Pezeshkian also said Iran's ties with neighbouring countries had improved significantly, helping prevent instability during the conflict.

"Iran's relationship with its neighbours is much better than in the past, and neighbouring countries are very cooperative," he said.

According to the Iranian president, one of the objectives of Iran's adversaries was to trigger unrest along the country's border regions.

"One of the enemies' plots during the war was to incite unrest and tensions in the northwest and southeast. They claimed that people would enter from those sides to cause disturbances, but our neighbours did not let that happen," he said.

Pezeshkian also outlined plans to expand Tehran's metro network to nearby cities, saying the project would ease congestion and reduce pollution.

"Connecting the cities around Tehran to the metro is on the agenda. The arteries around Tehran, such as Islamshahr, Qods City, Robat Karim and Shahriar, if connected to the metro, will definitely reduce travel time and air pollution," he said.

His remarks come amid heightened tensions in West Asia. Earlier, Iran's Acting Defence Minister Brigadier General Majid Ebn-e-Reza said the country's armed forces were fully prepared to respond to any external threat and that Iran's military readiness was backed by its domestic defence industry.