The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, expressed support for the April 2 nuclear framework announcement in Lausanne between Iran and ​the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany.

On the sidelines of a ceremony for the IRGC April 7, Jafari said, “In their diplomatic battle, the children of the Iranian Islamic revolution until today have defended the rights of the nation with competence and the Iranian people and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appreciate the honest efforts of these dear ones and standing up for the red lines that have been determined.” 

Jafari added, “Of course, the dishonesty and the lack of commitment of the Americans to their obligations and the lack of trust toward them, creates a difficult future for this diplomatic jihad. But we’re certain that just as the honorable president and foreign minister and the negotiation team said, the red lines, in addition to accepting enrichment and research and development, and the removal of all related sanctions are the central demands of Iran.”

Jafari also said, “Iran’s resistance against the United States made ineffective the United State’s options to impose its political will on Iran. … “The United States wanted to change Iran’s political behavior [but] it changed its own political behavior and contrary to its former policy it was forced to forget its line that all options are on the table and had to replace it with diplomacy to solve the nuclear issue.”