Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday made a direct appeal to the people of the United States to change the government under President Donald Trump.
In a 25-page open letter addressed to the American people, the Guards appealed to US voters ahead of the midterm elections to reject Trump’s policies and accept an offer of peaceful coexistence. It also urged Americans to oppose US support for Israel and foreign wars, arguing that Iran and the US could coexist if Washington changed its policies. “Americans need to wake up. They need to wrest control back from corrupt politicians. Now is the time, as the American political system is at its weakest,” the letter read.
Mohebbi further challenged US assertions that Iran has lost most of its leverage over the Strait of Hormuz. It also declared Iran the victor in the war, arguing that the US has failed to meet any of its stated goals, including curtailing Iran’s nuclear programme. “Nearly seven months into this unjust war, the U.S. military—the largest and costliest military in the history of the world—has scored no wins, and that is all the more humiliating when we consider that it fought the war in collaboration with the Israeli military, which claims to be the world’s fourth-largest military power. “Additionally, Israel and the U.S. have failed to realize one of their ulterior motives in instigating this war—diverting the world’s attention from Israel’s horrific crimes against Palestinians.
The letter also accused Trump of concealing the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, which Israel in particular views as an existential threat, as well as the effectiveness of Tehran’s blockade of Gulf oil, according to the letter shared by Al Jazeera. The letter added that the war inflicted by the US and Israel failed to divert the world’s attention from Israel’s “horrific” crimes against Palestinians. The issue of Israel’s genocide in Gaza remains at the forefront of global public concern,” the letter said. “The enemy knows that Iran is not after nuclear weapons…Their issue with Iran is not its nuclear programme but rather its vastness, which they want to destroy,” IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said, according to Reuters news agency. “The fact that the Americans might manage, at great expense, considerable trouble, and high risk to sneak a small vessel through the Strait of Hormuz under cover of darkness to export, say, 100 or 200 barrels of oil does not mean the Strait is open,” the IRGC spokesperson said.
What ‘Death to America’ means
“For 25 years now, the White House (across multiple administrations) has claimed that Iran is only a few months or weeks away from building a nuclear bomb. “If Iran was only a little while away from making the bomb 25 years ago, when it was far less technologically advanced than what it is today, it should possess dozens of nuclear bombs today, and yet America’s intelligence reports have repeatedly confirmed that Iran has no nuclear weapons. Earlier reporting noted: The 25-page letter, released seven months after the US-Israel war against Iran began, seeks to draw a distinction between the American people and their government.
The letter also calls Trump a liar for repeatedly lying about Iran’s nuclear weapons program, saying that America’s intelligence reports have confirmed multiple times that Iran does not have nuclear weapons. “It is a cry born of the pain of oppression. It is, in a word, not an expression of ill will toward the American people. Well, if this claim were true, why has Iran not yet gone through with its plan to build the bomb? In a lengthy open letter addressed to the American public, the powerful Iranian military force argued that Washington’s war against Iran had failed to achieve its objectives and called for a change in US policy towards Tehran. The IRGC argues that ordinary Iranians and Americans share common interests and grievances, portraying both as victims of political leaders pursuing costly wars. It also urges Americans to oppose US support for Israel and foreign military interventions, while presenting peaceful coexistence between Washington and Tehran as possible if US policy changes.
The letter also clarified that “Death to America” chants, often echoed by Iran, does not in “any way express any ill will toward the American people” who it said have “themselves suffered from the same oppression. Instead it said that “Death to America” is a prayer “for the eradication of the diabolical ruling elite whose seat of power is the White House. And we are certain that if the American people truly understood the reality of the evil their leaders commit in their name, they would disavow their leaders—as they gradually are doing—and would stand by the people of Iran in indicting their common oppressor,” the letter said. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi echoed the letter’s message , accusing Trump of being an “inveterate liar” and telling Americans “big lies” while in office. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Wake up’: Iran releases 25-page letter urging US voters to reject Trump ahead of midterms The letter was released about five weeks before the US midterm elections Earlier reporting noted: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has made a direct appeal to American voters, urging them to reject President Donald Trump ’s policies and “wrest control back from corrupt politicians” as the US heads towards its midterm elections.
