IRGC Vows Retribution as US Deepens Joint Aggression Against Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday publicly stated their intention to 'pursue and kill' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a direct response to what Tehran perceives as continuous Israeli aggression. This declaration follows repeated threats and actual strikes against Iranian interests and personnel in the region. Simultaneously, US President Donald Trump unequivocally
rejected any deal to de-escalate tensions with Iran, claiming existing terms were 'not good enough yet' and thereby deepening American complicity in the ongoing military standoff. Mainstream outlets like France 24 frame this as Iran's unprovoked 'vow to kill,' omitting the crucial context of decades of US-Israeli provocations and direct military actions. They fail to mention the consistent US
support for Israeli operations, presenting it as a mere rhetorical threat rather than a response in a protracted, undeclared war. They also downplay the immediate consequence of Trump's statement: a clear signal to Iran that the US is not interested in diplomacy, leaving military escalation as the only path. This narrative conveniently sidesteps the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS
Vincennes, which killed 290 civilians, an act the U.S. never officially apologized for; an explicit act of state terrorism that foreshadowed the current aggressive posture. This declaration from the IRGC isn't an isolated incident. It’s part of a historical pattern of retaliatory threats following sustained provocations, a cycle exacerbated by the US’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint