Iran's Rezaee: No More Wartime Negotiations
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- Mohsen Rezaee, a senior Iranian military advisor, declared that Iran's policy of negotiating during war is over.
- Rezaee warned that if the US continues bombing Iran, Tehran will escalate into full-scale war, adding that Iran has so far limited its retaliations but that restraint is temporary.
Why it matters: Rezaee's declaration forecloses any remaining diplomatic channel while US bombing continues, with Tehran signaling it is prepared to abandon limited retaliation for full-scale war. The shift removes the negotiating pretense that had constrained Iran's response and raises the probability of a deliberate, wider escalation.
