IRGC Quds Force Chief Declares US, Israel Will Retreat Empty-Handed From West Asia

Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani declared that the United States and Israel will eventually retreat from the West Asia region without having obtained any achievement.

“Tehran, IRNA– Chief Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Esmaeil Qa’ani, has stressed that the US and the Israeli regime will leave the region without any achievements”

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He warned that the unified Resistance Front has a powerful and effective presence throughout the region.

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Qaani highlighted how Washington and Tel Aviv had fled empty-handed from Yemen, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea.

His remarks came amid escalating tensions after Trump announced plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM later clarified the blockade would target only vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.

The IRGC Navy dismissed Trump's threats as very ridiculous and laughable.

Trump announced the US Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM later walked back the breadth of the order, clarifying it would target only vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.

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The move drew strong reactions from Tehran and regional actors.

The Strait of Hormuz was once again at the center of geopolitical tensions.

Iran's parliament advanced draft legislation to impose transit fees in national currency.

The legislation would explicitly ban US and Israeli-flagged vessels from the waterway.

Approximately 21 hours of continuous negotiations in Islamabad ended without an agreement.

“US-Israel to ‘flee empty-handed’, says IRGC, taunts Trump threat ‘ridiculous’ In a blistering rhetoric that sent shockwaves through regional capitals, Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, declared that the United States and the "Zionist regime" will be forced to withdraw from West Asia "without any achievements", humiliated by the integrated resistance front”

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The American side's excessive demands prevented reaching an agreement.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi expressed deep disappointment.

US Vice President JD Vance stated it was now up to Iran to accept Washington's final offer.

The failure came after 40 days of fighting and a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire proposal.