Iran General: Trump Must Choose Between 'Bad' or 'Worse' Choices
An Iranian military general has warned that US President Donald Trump has no good options regarding Iran, stating he must choose between ‘bad’ or ‘worse’ options. The warning, reported by Press TV on Monday (1/6/2026), came from Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, Deputy for Political Affairs at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
‘Trump, whose defeat in the war is clear to all, now faces two paths forward: a bad path or a worse one,’ Javani stated in a statement on Saturday (30/5) local time.
Javani said Trump must either acknowledge Iran’s demands and the rights of its people or continue the war against Tehran. He emphasised that the ‘enemy’ had made strategic miscalculations by launching aggression against Iran.
‘Iran has won this battle, and the United States is heading towards a spiral of defeat and decline,’ he said.
Javani claimed a regional shift favouring Iran, stating it now holds dominant control over the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway affected by the conflict. He stressed Iran’s position and legitimate rights over the vital waterway.
‘Iran is now in a position of victory and superiority. The Islamic Republic has set its conditions to break the current deadlock, and it is now the United States’ turn to decide on this matter,’ Javani added.
The senior IRGC general also warned enemies of Iran not to make further miscalculations, stressing that Iran’s military is fully prepared to respond with stronger, firmer, and more unpredictable measures if mistakes are made.
Negotiations between the US and Iran are ongoing, with Western media outlets such as the New York Times (NYT) and Axios reporting that Trump has sent a revised peace framework with ‘tougher’ terms for Iran’s consideration. However, details of the changes remain unclear, and any modifications could further delay a formal end to the war.
Trump has stated his priorities include halting Iran’s nuclear weapons development and reopening the strategic shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed when the conflict began in late February.
In a recent statement, Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington until Iran’s people’s rights are fully guaranteed.
‘We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of Iran’s people have been upheld,’ Ghalibaf said in a video broadcast by Iranian state television.