Abdullahi, the editor-in-chief of Iran's state-run Tasnim news agency, said the chance of a final agreement with the United States is "very, very low" and urged readiness for a surprise joint US-Israeli attack, according to an Arab World in the source. The assessment adds a deeply skeptical Iranian establishment voice to the diplomatic track, while Trump administration officials have recently signaled openness to a deal.
The editor-in-chief of Iran's state-run Tasnim news agency, identified only as Abdullahi, has cast sharp doubt on the prospect of a final agreement with the United States, telling the outlet that the chance is "very, very low" and that Iran must be prepared for a surprise joint US-Israel attack. The remark, circulated late Wednesday by the source 'Arab World in the Telegram' (301 העולם הערבי בטלגרם), is among the most categorical rejections of the diplomatic track to emerge from Iranian state media in recent days.
As The Zioneer reported June 11 and June 13, Tasnim has previously signaled both optimism and skepticism: in one instance it flagged a high likelihood of a deal being approved, while later it warned against a gradual agreement and said the chance of a final nuclear deal is very low. The editor-in-chief's new statement sharpens the skeptical line at a moment when Trump administration officials have described a deal as potentially close but difficult to price. The Israeli security establishment, for its part, has been preparing for the possibility of a renewed full-scale campaign if talks stall, as The Zioneer tracked on June 9 and June 11.
The source is a single source relaying Tasnim's report; Tasnim itself has not been independently verified to have published the exact quote. The statement is an attributed opinion from within Iran's state-media apparatus, not a government policy announcement.
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