As US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz looms, Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday (local time) issued a warning to the neighbouring countries. The IRGC said that ‘restraint is over.’
As US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz looms, Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday (local time) issued a warning to the neighbouring countries. The IRGC said, “restraint is over”, adding that it will now target both the US and its partners’ infrastructure, Reuters reported.
Additionally, the IRGC has threatened to disrupt regional oil and gas supplies for years. According to a Times of Israel report, the IRGC said that it will deprive the US and its allies of oil and gas if Washington crosses Tehran’s “red lines”.
IRGC issues warning to US, allies
In a statement carried on state television, Iran on Tuesday said, “The Revolutionary Guards once again declare that if the American terrorist army crosses the red lines, our response will go beyond the region.”
It added, “America’s regional partners should also know that until today, we have exercised great restraint for the sake of good neighborliness and have had some reservations in choosing targets for retaliation, but all these reservations have since been removed.”
The paramilitary guards went on to say, “American leaders lack the ability to calculate the critical assets that would be within range of our fighters if they attacked our infrastructure.”
Trump warns Tehran
The warning came days after Trump issued a deadline to Iran of Tuesday, 8 PM ET (5:30 AM IST, Wednesday). On 5 April, Trump directed Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, while addressing a press conference, reiterating his warning, the US president said that the entire country of Tehran could be taken out in one night, and added that it could happen tomorrow night.
Earlier today, Trump issued another warning to Iran and said that a “whole civilisation will die tonight”. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalised minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen.”
He added, “WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
Iran rejects ceasefire proposal
The development comes a day after Tehran rejected another US proposal for a ceasefire, terming it “illogical”. Previously, Tehran rejected a 15-point ceasefire proposal in March, days after Trump announced a five-day pause in fighting on the back of “productive” conversations with the Islamic Republic. Rejecting the proposal earlier, Tehran said the war will now end on its terms and timeline, instead of Trump’s.
According to Iran International, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused senior IRGC commanders of unilateral actions that have wrecked ceasefire prospects and pushed Iran toward disaster.
Citing sources close to the presidential office, the report said that on 4 April, a tense exchange took place between Pezeshkian and Hossein Taeb, an influential figure close to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. During the meeting, the Iranian president reportedly accused IRGC chief commander Ahmad Vahidi and Ali Abdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country’s armed forces’ unified command, of acting unilaterally and driving escalation through attacks on regional countries, especially against their infrastructure.
According to the sources, Pezeshkian said those policies had destroyed any remaining chance of a ceasefire and were steering the Islamic Republic directly toward “a huge catastrophe.”
This is a developing story. More details awaited.
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