The Wall Street Journal reports, citing an Iranian diplomat, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is weighing a preemptive attack against the United States should diplomatic talks collapse. The warning follows the IRGC's own ultimatum earlier Sunday threatening preemptive strikes on regional states unless the US withdraws its forces.
The Wall Street Journal report, published Sunday evening, cites an Iranian diplomat describing the IRGC's internal deliberations as weighing a preemptive strike if diplomatic efforts with the United States fail. The statement comes hours after the IRGC's own spokesman issued an ultimatum threatening preemptive strikes against all regional states hosting US forces unless Washington withdraws — a position The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday. The diplomat's remarks suggest that the IRGC's leadership is actively considering escalation scenarios as a contingency should the current diplomatic track break down, though no specific timeline or target details were disclosed.
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