IRGC calls Trump’s backchannel claims "fantasies"

Spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Mohebi has denied statements by US President Donald Trump about the existence of unofficial communication channels between the IRGC and the United States, Press TV reports.

“There are no talks underway between IRGC officials and the Americans,” Mohebi said.

“This lie by Trump is nothing more than fantasies brought on by the delusions and nightmares he is suffering from as a result of defeat and desperation in the war,” he added.

Trump had earlier confirmed the backchannel, saying of the IRGC: “They’re good poker players, but they’re dying. I have no time schedule. I’m not in a hurry.”

Mohebi said Trump was trying to temporarily control global oil and energy prices, adding: “He has only one real path ahead of him, and that is to accept defeat and implement the conditions set by the Islamic Republic.”

By Vafa Guliyeva