Iran considers any threat or ultimatum as ‘act of war’: IRGC Aerospace chief

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force says any threat or ultimatum issued against Iran is considered an act of war.

The force's Commander Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi made the remarks in an X post on Wednesday, stressing that US President Donald “Trump must learn that any threat or ultimatum against Iran is considered as part of the act of war itself.”

Early this week, Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s major power plants within 48 hours if Tehran did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed to shipping linked to the US and Israel and their allies.

Iran warned that all energy infrastructure, information technology (IT) hubs, and desalination plants associated with the US or the Israel regime in the region would be obliterated if its vital infrastructure came under attack.

As the deadline approached, Trump backed down, saying he had instructed the Pentagon to halt all plans for attacks for five days subject to the outcome of negotiations he claimed were underway with Iran. Tehran, however, categorically rejected his claims.

“Strikes by Iranian forces against strategic targets in Israel’s Dimona and Haifa within the past few hours, which were in line with Iran’s military strategy, conveyed a clear message in response to Americans’ threats of two-day and five-day deadlines,” General Mousavi further stressed.

His comments come as Tehran rejected a 15-point US proposal, proposing five conditions for ending the imposed war, Press TV reported earlier.

A senior political-security official with knowledge of the matter, speaking exclusively to Press TV, said Iran would not allow Trump to dictate the timing of the war's end.

“Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,” the official said, emphasizing Tehran's resolve to continue its defense and inflict “heavy blows” on the enemy until its demands are fulfilled.

According to the official, Washington has been pursuing negotiations through various diplomatic channels, putting forward proposals that Tehran views as “excessive” and disconnected from the reality of America's failure on the battlefield.

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