Iran Warns Of ‘Fully Offensive’ Posture As Trump Rejects Extending Ceasefire

Tehran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday forcefully dismissed assertions by US President Donald Trump that a secret communication path exists between Washington and the military force.

Separately, at Monday's press conference, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied media reports of unofficial contact between Washington and the IRGC via Iraqi Kurdistan officials and an alleged secret U.S.-Iran meeting in Erbil.

As war goals recede, Washington and Tehran turn to pressure, leverage and diplomacy

It has maintained close contact with the United States, Iran, and mediators such as Pakistan and Qatar, while also acting as an intermediary between the parties.