https://www.rt.com/news/632967-iran-mp-us-soldiers-threat/US soldiers risk ‘hell’ if nuclear talks fail – Iranian MP

Upcoming talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will determine whether or not US soldiers “go to hell or return to America,” Ebrahim Rezaei, an Iranian MP and spokesman for parliament’s Nationwide Safety and International Coverage Committee, has warned.

The comment got here as US President Donald Trump ramped up threats of army motion until Iran accepts a deal curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile packages. Oblique talks resumed earlier this month below Oman’s mediation, with a 3rd spherical due in Geneva on Thursday, the place Tehran is anticipated to desk a draft settlement. Trump final week set a 15-day deadline for the deal and later stated Tehran would face a “very unhealthy day” if it isn’t reached.

“Thursday’s negotiations are a take a look at for Trump and can decide whether or not American soldiers will go to hell or return to America,” Rezaei wrote on X on Sunday.

Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi stated earlier that Tehran is prepared for army confrontation if diplomacy collapses and would goal US bases if attacked. He rejected calls for to halt uranium enrichment, calling Iran’s nuclear program peaceable and important for power safety, and stressing its missile program is a “pink line” and “strictly non-negotiable.”

Earlier, Reuters reported that the Pentagon was making ready for a sustained, weeks-long marketing campaign towards Iranian safety and nuclear websites if talks failed.

Nonetheless, Axios and The Wall Road Journal reported this week that Normal Daniel Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Workers and architect of final 12 months’s strikes towards Iran, warned officers concerning the dangers of a brand new marketing campaign towards Tehran together with casualties, strained air defenses, and an overworked pressure. The Monetary Instances cited Israeli intelligence officers as saying the US has the army capability to maintain solely 4 to 5 days of intense strikes, or a couple of week at a decrease depth.

Talking at a weekly briefing on Monday, Iranian International Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated any US strike, no matter scale, could be handled as “an act of aggression” and met with a “ferocious” response.

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