Trump must choose ‘impossible’ war or ‘bad deal’ with Iran: IRGC

tehran
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump must choose between an “impossible” war or a “bad deal” with Iran.
In a post on X, the intelligence department of the IRGC said Tehran sent the US military a deadline to end its blockade of Iranian ports. It added that Europe, China and Russia were adopting a more critical tone toward Washington.
“There is only one way to read this: Trump must choose between ‘an impossible military operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“The room for US decision-making has narrowed,” it said.
Trump says US could restart Iran strikes ‘if they misbehave’
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had been told about the concept of a deal with Iran, but was ​waiting for the exact wording, while warning there was still the possibility of restarting strikes on the country if Tehran misbehaves.
Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official said that an Iranian proposal so far rejected by Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran’s nuclear program for later.
When asked about Iran’s proposal before boarding a flight to Miami at West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump replied: “They told me about the concept of the deal. They’re going to give me the exact wording now”.
He added on his social ​media channel that he could not imagine the proposals would be acceptable and that Iran had not paid a big enough price for what it had done.
Asked if ​he might restart strikes on Iran, Trump replied: “I don’t want to say that. I mean, I can’t tell a reporter that. If ⁠they misbehave, if they do something bad, right now we’ll see. But it’s a possibility that could happen”.
US Navy acting “like pirates”
Trump said the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
Trump made the comments while describing the seizure by US forces of a ship a few days ago.
“We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said in remarks on Friday evening. “We’re like pirates. We’re sort of like pirates, but we are not playing games”.
Meanwhile, a senior Iranian military official has said renewed conflict with the US is “possible” after Donald Trump rejected the latest peace proposal from Tehran.
“Evidence has shown that the United States is not committed to any promises or agreements,” said Brig Gen Mohammad Jafar Asadi, spokesman for Iran’s military headquarters, in remarks carried by Iranian news agencies.
“Surprise measures are planned for the enemy, beyond their imagination,” Asadi said.
Official Iranian outlets also meanwhile restated an uncompromising position on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.