Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has sharpened its rhetoric against the US, warning that Washington faces a binary choice between a costly military confrontation and a compromised diplomatic outcome, Al-Jazeera reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Citing a statement of state television, Al-Jazeera reported that the IRGC’s intelligence unit said \u201cthe room for US decision-making has narrowed,\u201d adding that Tehran has set a deadline for the US military to end what it described as a blockade of Iranian ports, though no timeline was specified.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is only one way to read this: Donald Trump must choose between an impossible military operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
It also pointed to what it called a shift in tone from China, Russia and Europe, suggesting growing international pressure on Washington.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Iran’s ‘Hormuz Tollbooth’: All You Need To Know About Tehran’s Ship Transit Fees, US Sanctions Warning<\/a><\/p>\n Separately, Mohsen Rezaee, a former IRGC commander and current secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, escalated the warning, likening US naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz to \u201cpirates.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe U.S. is the only pirate in the world that possesses aircraft carriers. Our ability to confront pirates is no less than our ability to sink warships,\u201d Rezaee said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n He further issued a direct threat, saying, \u201cPrepare to face a graveyard of your carriers and forces,\u201d referencing what he claimed was the wreckage of a US F-15E aircraft downed near Isfahan last month.<\/p>\n The latest statements mark a further escalation in tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit chokepoint, as geopolitical risks continue to weigh on energy markets and regional stability.<\/p>\n \n Essential Business<\/a> Intelligence,
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