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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned on May 24 that it was “fully ready” to deliver a decisive, regret-inducing response, beyond imagination, to any hostile act against the Islamic Republic.
“The IRGC, grounded in the ideals of the Founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini and Iran’s eternal martyrs, and guided by the wise directives of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stands at the peak of strength and readiness,” the IRGC said in a statement issued to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr from Iraqi forces in 1982.
“In close coordination with other armed forces, we remain trigger-ready to deliver a decisive, regret-inducing response, beyond imagination, to any hostile enemy action,” it added.
Just a day earlier, Iran held the fifth round of nuclear talks with the United States in the Italian capital, Rome, with limited progress being reported.
The nuclear talks saw real progress earlier this month, then a serious disagreement on uranium enrichment was reported. Washington stressed that in any deal Iran would not be permitted to enrich uranium, while Tehran vowed that it won’t give up its right to do so.
The IRGC warning also came following reports suggesting that Israel was still preparing a large-scale strike against the Islamic Republic.
On May 20, CNN revealed that Intelligence obtained recently by the U.S. suggested that Israel was making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. The intelligence was based on the public and private communications from senior Israeli officials as well as intercepted Israeli communications and observations of Israeli military movements, according to the news channel.
The report was confirmed by Axios on May 21, a pair of Israeli officials telling the news website that Israel was preparing to quickly strike Iran if ongoing nuclear talks failed.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier in the week casted doubt on the prospect of reaching a new nuclear agreement with the U.S. If that talks indeed collapse, Israel could launch a strike against the Islamic Republic even without support from Washington. U.S. forces in the Middle East will be drawn into the resulting conflict in any case.
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