Iran threatens total halt to talks amid intensive US air activity near Hormuz

The diplomatic freeze deepens. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard has signaled it may abandon nuclear negotiations with Washington, citing recent American military strikes that it says violate an existing agreement. According to Euronews, the Guard warned of military reprisal against any vessels entering Iranian waters. The escalating rhetoric is underscored by observable military activity: US refueling tankers have been spotted departing toward the Strait of Hormuz in the same formation as previous operations.

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