Trump warns IRGC to lay down arms or face ‘certain death’

Published February 28, 2026 Updated February 28, 2026 01:46pm

Trump has said that the United States had begun “major combat operations” in Iran, warning that there may be US casualties.

“I do not make this statement lightly. The Iranian regime seeks to kill,” Trump said in a video shared on Truth Social.

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties that often happens in war, but we’re doing this, not for now. We’re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission.”

Trump told the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s armed forces, to lay down their weapons, promising that they would be granted immunity.

The other option, according to Trump, is “certain death”.

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