US, Israel will retreat from region empty-handed: IRGC Quds Force chief

The chief commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States and the Israeli regime will eventually retreat from the West Asia region without having obtained any achievement.

"The unified Resistance Front has a powerful and effective presence throughout the region, and is lying in wait for the enemies of humanity," Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani said late on Sunday.

He highlighted that the Washington and Tel Aviv regimes should remember how they fled from Yemen, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea.

"They will pull out of the region without any achievement," the IRGC Quds Force commander pointed out.

The United States and Israel initiated a large-scale and unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking military commanders.

The aggression has comprised a series of intensive strikes on both military installations and civilian facilities throughout Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, Iranian Armed Forces have carried out waves of retaliatory missile and drone operations against US interests across West Asia and Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

Despite approximately 21 hours of continuous negotiations and intensive diplomatic efforts, the American side's excessive demands prevented reaching an agreement with Iranian negotiators during indirect negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday.

The Iranian delegation presented various initiatives during the talks, but the Americans obstructed progress in the talks.

Reports indicate that various issues, including the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear rights, were among the points of disagreement.

No plans regarding the time, location, or next round of negotiations have been announced yet.

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