Trump is 'lying' and 'desperate' for ceasefire: IRGC

A top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that US President Donald Trump is lying and has become desperate for a ceasefire agreement. He also claimed that the Revolutionary Guards have brought Israel and the United States to the brink of frustration and exhaustion through continued fighting.

Major General Abdullahi, a top commander at the country's military headquarters, made the remarks about the US president, according to a report by the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency on Tuesday, April 21.

In a statement delivered in Farsi, Major General Abdullahi said, "The IRGC has brought Israel and the United States to the brink of frustration and exhaustion, which has forced them to desperately request a ceasefire."

He said the armed forces would not allow the "lying and confused US president" to create "false narratives" about the situation on the ground, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

It remains unclear whether Iran will send a delegation to Islamabad for a second round of peace talks with the United States, although US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that a deal with Iran would be signed today.

Despite extensive preparations in Pakistan's capital for Iran-US peace talks, Iran has not yet sent any delegation. A BBC South Asia correspondent has reported that political tensions are simmering behind the scenes in Iran, with hardliners pressuring negotiators to choose conflict over diplomacy.

On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed his negotiating position with Iran is much stronger and that any deal will be far better than the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement signed during the Obama administration.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) limited Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump withdrew the US from the deal in 2018, calling it "decayed and rotten", and reimposed sanctions.

The BBC noted that the original deal took 18 months of talks involving highly educated, multilingual Iranian negotiators, suggesting that such agreements cannot be rushed.

Source: BBC