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IRGC intel head: Israel trying to drag Europe into 'snapback' trap

Iran Press TV

Thursday, 07 August 2025 8:09 PM

The head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization, Major General Majid Khadami, has issued a stern warning that the Israeli regime is attempting to draw European countries into a strategic error regarding the "snapback" sanctions mechanism.

Speaking on recent regional developments, General Khadami referenced past intelligence failures by Israel and the United States in late 2019, which led to the assassination of IRGC Quds Force commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani.

He said Israeli intelligence and hardliners within the CIA falsely claimed that General Soleimani was planning an operation in Baghdad, while he had simply entered the city on a routine commercial flight.

This misinformation, Khadami asserted, paved the way for the US assassination of General Soleimani.

Khadami referred to recent Israeli efforts to manipulate European countries into adopting hostile measures against Iran under the snapback mechanism.

"Today, the Zionist regime is once again seeking to lead the Europeans into the same strategic error in the snapback mechanism issue," he said.

"The enemies of the revolution, just as what happened in December 2019, are once again attempting—with flawed intelligence analyses—to undermine the fabric of the system through the assassination of commanders, cognitive warfare, and spreading despair," he explained.

"Just as they misled the United States, they are now trying to steer Europe into the same strategic mistake. We issue this warning clearly."

The European trio, party to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, has sought to activate the deal's "snapback" mechanism to restore sanctions. The three European signatories, along with China and Russia, are the only remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal after the US withdrawal in 2018.

The so-called snapback mechanism would bring into force six previous Iran-related Security Council resolutions adopted between 2006 and 2010. It would reinstate the expired UN arms embargo that barred countries from supplying, selling, or transferring most military equipment to Iran and prohibited Tehran from exporting any weapons.

It would also impose export controls, travel bans, asset freezes, and other restrictions on individuals, entities, and banks.

Khadami noted that Iran has long monitored adversary behavior, stressing that "the enemy never distinguishes between war and negotiation, seeing both as tools of pressure against the Iranian nation."

Referencing guidance from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Khadami reaffirmed Iran's defensive posture. "Historical experience shows that the Islamic Republic has never initiated a war, but will never remain passive if the nation faces threats."

Khademi emphasized the ongoing nature of the psychological and cognitive warfare being waged against Iran, calling on the Iranian people and leadership to remain vigilant.

"The war has not ended; we are in a temporary pause. The enemy continues psychological, informational, and cognitive operations, hoping to create internal crises," he said.

However, Khadami stressed that Iran remains open to diplomatic engagement if its legitimate rights are recognized in talks.