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Mojtaba Khamenei aide's chilling '40 years' warning surfaces amid US push for Iran deal

Negotiations can take 30 to 40 years and during that time Iran and Iraq should be prepared to fight." Two decades after suggesting negotiations could drag on for years, Washington has reportedly been seeking talks with Rezaei, a key power player in Iran’s current military leadership.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC
Key points
  • "We could knock it out fast, or we could knock it out over a short, not a long period of time," Trump said during a C-SPAN interview on " Washington Journal Primetime." "I can tell you that Iran would like to make a deal, and we'll find out whether that'll happen," Trump said of the current timeframe.
  • Vance sent him a letter proposing renewed peace talks between the United States and Iran in October, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  • Iran said it had received a letter from Vance but had not responded, according to Iranian state media.
Additional details
  • midterm elections, Rezaei also claimed Iran had defeated Washington militarily and politically.
  • He commanded the IRGC from 1981 to 1997, overseeing operations during the Iran-Iraq War.
  • He also helped shape Tehran's military strategy during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War.
  • Time to SURRENDER to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly set out," he said.
  • The semi-official Tasnim News Agency said Iran was awaiting U.S.

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