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Iran's IRGC Vows to 'Resolutely Thwart' Any U.S. Aggression After Trump Says He Postponed a Strike at the Request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Hours after Iran's Supreme National Security Council rejected Trump's seven-day Hormuz-pause extension as a 'unilateral declaration,' the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a separate statement on May 19, 2026 warning that any fresh U.S. strike will be 'resolutely thwarted' and reiterating that Iranian armed forces are 'fully ready' to teach any aggressor a lesson. The exchange follows President Trump's own remark from the Oval Office that he postponed a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf mediators in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that 'serious negotiations' are now under way through those channels.
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