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Revolutionary Guards source tells Israeli reporter they have no intention of keeping US-Iran deal

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Revolutionary Guards source tells Israeli reporter they have no intention of keeping US-Iran deal

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TL;DR

A source close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told Israeli Iran affairs correspondent Dror Balazada (C14) that the IRGC does not intend to uphold the emerging US-Iran agreement, according to a report on the Israeli Channel 14. The claim follows days of reports on the draft deal and conflicting signals from Tehran, with critics in Iran calling it a surrender.

01 · THE DISPATCH

An Iranian source close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has explicitly told an Israeli journalist that the corps does not plan to abide by the emerging US-Iran agreement. The comment, reported by Channel 14 (C14) correspondent Dror Balazada, adds a new layer of distrust to a deal already facing deep skepticism in Israel and internal turmoil in Iran.

The source's statement comes as the security cabinet has been discussing the details and gaps of the draft framework throughout the past week. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, earlier assessments by Balazada warned the deal would grant Tehran billions in oil revenue within 60 days as a stalling tactic. Meanwhile, a storm erupted in Iran earlier Monday over the reported terms, with domestic critics accusing the regime of 'surrender to Trump.'

The IRGC's reported stance — cited by a single unnamed source — remains unverified by other independent outlets. If accurate, it would suggest a major gap between Iran's diplomatic posture and the actual intentions of its most powerful military-security apparatus, calling into question the durability of any framework Washington is negotiating.

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