JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 IRGC responds to US President Trump, says "we are the ones who will determine the end of the war."
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 10, 2026
Factcheck: Yes, it’s real. Iran’s IRGC (via Brig. Gen. Kioumars Heidary, Deputy Commander of War Operations) stated to state media: “We are the ones who will determine the end of the war, and it will end when we impose our will on America and Israel.”
Confirmed by Reuters, AFP, Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, New Arab. In context of ongoing US-Israel strikes on Iran.
TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL CONTINUE ACTIONS ON IRAN UNTIL IT HAS NO CAPACITY TO THREATEN THE U.S., ISRAEL, OR ALLIES, WHILE INSISTING ON KEEPING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN.
TRUMP ANNOUNCES REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF 100 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL FROM VENEZUELA AND WARNED THAT NEW IRANIAN…
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 9, 2026
BREAKING: Iran says any Arab or European country that expels the ambassadors of Israel and the US will have "full authority and freedom" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, per BBC.
Details include:
1. Iran says this policy will begin tomorrow after a week-long shutdown
2.…
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 9, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Iran says it is ready to end the war and accept a ceasefire only if the aggression against it stops, insisting attacks must halt first. pic.twitter.com/vNMvi939T7
— Globe Observer (@_GlobeObserver) March 9, 2026
Factcheck: Yes, based on Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s recent interviews (NBC, Politico, Al Jazeera, March 8-9 2026), Tehran states it will consider ending the war or a ceasefire only after a permanent stop to US-Israeli attacks/aggression, with accountability. They reject temporary pauses while strikes continue, emphasizing self-defense until then. The claim aligns with official positions.