JOHANNESBURG - Iranian politician and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ali Larijani says the country “will not negotiate with the United States”.
In a series of posts on X in Arabic, Larijani accused US President Donald Trump of plunging the region into chaos with his “delusional fantasies”.
“With his delusional actions, he turned his self-made "America First" slogan into "Israel First" and sacrificed American soldiers for Israel's power-hungry ambitions,” Larijani wrote on X.
Three American service members have been killed, and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait.
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“And with new fabrications, it is once again imposing the cost of assassinating its own character on American soldiers and families. Today, the Iranian nation is defending itself.”
Larijani said Iranian forces “did not initiate the aggression”.
He added: “To the countries of the region: We are not seeking to attack you. But when the bases located in your country are used against us, and when the United States carries out operations in the region relying on these forces, then we will target those bases. For these bases are not part of the land of those countries; rather, they are American soil.”
The US has warned of more strikes. On Sunday, Trump said there could be more US casualties as part of the military operations against Iran.