The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a complete and final withdrawal from all direct and indirect negotiation tracks with the United States, citing American 'arrogance and extortion.' The IRGC said it will not participate in any future negotiation round and that 'the logic of force is the only language this enemy understands.' The declaration follows weeks of escalating US-Iranian tensions and was issued in both Persian and Arabic.
The statement, issued by the IRGC command in both Persian and Arabic, marks a hardening of Tehran's position beyond the earlier escalation. The IRGC said it conducted a 'thorough assessment of the negotiating path' and concluded that the US still practices 'arrogance and extortion.' The body declared the negotiation file 'closed definitively' and said the IRGC 'will not under any circumstances participate in any upcoming negotiation round with the United States.' The declaration frames the decision in ideological terms, saying the IRGC's responsibility is to protect the revolution's principles. It adds that the IRGC will continue to strengthen its deterrent capabilities 'and will not tie national security to the weak promises of parties that do not honor commitments.'
As The Zioneer has reported (06:03 Jerusalem), the IRGC had already announced a withdrawal from all nuclear negotiations with the US earlier today. This latest message appears to be the same announcement published in fuller form, in both Persian and Arabic, and is treated as the official, detailed version of that earlier statement. The IRGC had previously raised its alert level to the highest (Jun 9, 22:01) and declared readiness for expected US strikes (Jun 11, 20:54). The statement reaffirms the IRGC's doctrine that 'the logic of force is the only language this enemy understands.'
The announcement comes amid an ongoing kinetic confrontation between US forces and the IRGC in southern Iran and the Persian Gulf, which The Zioneer has tracked since Jun 10. The IRGC has repeatedly warned Gulf states against hosting US bases. No independent corroboration of the statement was yet available beyond the IRGC's own broadcast channels.
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