The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to strike Israel’s “secret” nuclear sites on Monday, claiming that they had obtained classified intelligence regarding the exact location of sites and other critical details about the Jewish State’s nuclear assets.

“Access to this information and the completion of the information and operational cycle have enabled the warriors of Islam [the Iranian military] to immediately counter any potential attack by the Zionist regime on the country’s nuclear facilities by attacking its secret nuclear facilities,” read the statement by IRGC, which is designated by the U.S. as a terror organization.

The IRGC now has “a vast quantity of strategic and sensitive information and documents,” the entity claimed.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib said that Iran has obtained a “treasure trove” of intelligence regarding Israel’s nuclear sites, but the Islamic Republic has yet to publicly present any of the alleged critical information it has obtained.

In an interview with i24 News and the Jerusalem Post published Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi said an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities could push Tehran further towards creating a nuclear weapon.

“A strike could potentially have an amalgamating effect, solidifying Iran’s determination – I will say it plainly – to pursue a nuclear weapon or withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,” Grossi told the outlets.

“I’m telling you this because they have told me so directly,” he added.

Talks for a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing, with the next round of discussions slated to begin in Oman last week.

President Donald Trump has changed his previously optimistic tone regarding the potential outcome of the negotiations, telling reporters on Monday that

He stressed that the deal would ensure that “there’s no destruction and death.” He added that the Iranians are “tough negotiators.”

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