IRGC Issues Defiant Ultimatum to Trump: "Mission Impossible or a Bad Deal"
Citing a shifting global balance and mocking recent White House communications as "passive," Tehran asserts that Washington must now choose between two failing options while accepting Iran's terms for negotiation.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a direct and defiant ultimatum to the Pentagon and the White House on Sunday, claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump has reached a "strategic dead end" regarding the Islamic Republic.
In a statement released via social media, the IRGC asserted that the Washington administration is being forced to accept Tehran’s predetermined terms for negotiations. The organization claimed that the American capacity for decision-making has become "extremely limited" due to shifting international dynamics.
Tehran attributed this perceived American weakness to a changing global balance of power, alleging that China, Russia, and even European nations have sharpened their stance against U.S. policy.
The IRGC specifically mocked a recent letter sent by President Trump to Congress, labeling it a "passive letter" that signals White House vulnerability in the face of Middle Eastern military and political realities.
According to the IRGC’s message, the ongoing pressure and "blockade" against Iran have resulted in an explicit ultimatum delivered to the U.S. Department of Defense. The Iranian military body argued that the President is now cornered between two failing choices:
The Iranian deadline against the blockade to the Pentagon... means only one thing: Trump must choose between 'Mission Impossible' or a 'bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.'
The statement concluded by emphasizing that the "space for American decision-making has become restricted," framing the current geopolitical climate as a total impasse for the United States.
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The escalatory rhetoric comes amid a backdrop of intensified regional tensions and Iranian claims of successfully bypassing American-led sanctions.