The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stark warning to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Tehran will deliver further strategic setbacks to the United States if Washington continues to ignore Iran’s sovereign rights. Iranian military officials say their forces have deliberately held back from displaying their full capabilities as a fragile ceasefire brokered by Pakistan and intense indirect negotiations continue. The statement warned that any renewed U.S. or Israeli military strikes would immediately expand the conflict far beyond the Middle East, bringing severe retaliation to unexpected fronts.
The Trump administration is trying to finalize a new nuclear peace deal while keeping a harsh naval blockade of Iranian oil exports, all amid tensions still at a critical high. Tehran has closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz to non-compliant commercial vessels in response to the U.S. “maximum pressure” strategy and previous airstrikes on its infrastructure, with a strict tolling and maritime monitoring system in place. President Trump last week said he had called off a planned military strike to give time for regional mediation, but officials in Washington continue to warn that time is running out. Iranian leaders, meanwhile, say permanent peace depends solely on lifting the illegal U.S. blockade and full respect for Tehran’s legitimate national rights
