Mohsen Rezaei, former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and a high-ranking adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, on Monday mocked US President Donald Trump after Trump announced he had put off a planned strike on Iran in order to allow for further negotiations with the Islamic Republic. “He sets a deadline for a military strike and then cancels it himself! All with the delusional hope of making the Iranian nation and officials surrender!" Rezaei wrote in a post on social media.
He further threatened, “The iron fist of the powerful Armed Forces and the great nation of Iran will force them to retreat and surrender." The Iranian official’s comments came hours after Trump revealed in a post on Truth Social that the US was planning on striking Iran on Tuesday, but postponed the attack because of what he referred to as "serious negotiations" were being held. Speaking to reporters later on Tuesday, Trump said, “We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow. I've put it off for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever, but possibly for a little while, because we've had very big discussions with Iran, and we'll see what they amount to."
Trump added, “I was asked by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and some others if we could put it off for two or three days, a short period of time, because they think that they are getting very close to making a deal. And if we can do that, where there's no nuclear weapon going into the hands of Iran, I think, and if they're satisfied, we will be probably satisfied also." He stressed that the US informed Israel of the decision to hold off on the attack as well as “other people in the Middle East that have been involved with us." (Read More)
