As the peace talks between the United States and Iran remain in limbo, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have warned that the war will spread beyond the Gulf region if Washington resumes its attacks.
This warning from Iran’s IRGC comes after US President Donald Trump hinted at another “big hit” against Tehran.
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“I hope we don’t have to go to war, but we may have to give them another big hit. I’m not sure yet,” Trump said, before stating that the US is working towards ending the war “very quickly.”
The US President also hinted at a timeline for the new strikes, stating that they may take place “maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday,” or next week.
IRGC’s fresh warning to the US
The IRGC warned the US against any renewal of strikes, stating that if Iran is targeted again, the war will spread beyond the region.
“If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you,” the Guards said in a statement on their website Sepah News.
“The American-Zionist enemy… must know that despite the offensive carried out against us using the full capabilities of the world’s two most expensive armies, we have not deployed the full power of the Islamic revolution,” the statement added further.
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The US-Israeli war on Iran broke out on February 28, after Washington and Tel Aviv launched a series of joint attacks across Tehran.
The attacks, which sparked the crisis in West Asia, also resulted in the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Along with Khamenei, several top Iranian officials such as Ali Larijani, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Esmaeil Khatib and more.
Vance says US ‘locked and loaded’
Following Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, speaking at a press conference at the White House, US Vice President JD Vance stated that while progress has been made in the talks with Iran, Washington stands “locked and loaded.”
“What I think is that the Iranians want to make a deal, Iranians recognise that a nuclear weapon is the red line for the United States of America…But we’re not going to know until we’re actually putting pen to paper on signing a deal…It’s ultimately up to the Iranians whether they are willing to meet us, because I think we’re certainly doing a good job and we’re certainly negotiating in good faith,” Vance told reporters.
The vice president added that the US does not want a deal which allows Iran to have a nuclear programme.
“We are not going to have a deal that allows the Iranians to have a nuclear weapon — so as @POTUS just told me, we’re locked and loaded. We don’t want to go down that pathway, but the President is willing and able to go down that pathway if we have to,” said Vance.
