Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urge Americans to oppose Trump’s policies
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards addressed an open letter to Americans ahead of the US midterm elections. Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi presented it at a Tehran news conference and urged opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies. The appeal shows a conflict party speaking directly to another country’s voters; its assertions about the war’s outcome are the Guards’ position, not an independently verified account of events.
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The Guards address Americans before the vote
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s military force separate from the regular army, sent an open letter to Americans ahead of the US midterm elections. Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi presented it at a Tehran news conference on Tuesday. He urged Americans to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies and, in remarks to AP, to protest them. The letter is a public appeal by a party to the current war, not evidence of an organized US campaign.[1], [2]
War claims remain the Guards’ position
The letter alleges that Washington misled its own public about the war, Iran’s nuclear programme and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It also claims that US and Israeli war aims failed and that Iran prevailed. These are statements of the Revolutionary Guards, not independent findings about the conflict. Mohebbi said US military and economic pressure would not change Tehran’s position. The Guards distinguished the US government from ordinary Americans in their appeal.[1]
Diplomacy continues on another track
The appeal came while Iran and the United States remained in indirect contact over a possible agreement. They continued to differ on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and on when nuclear questions should enter negotiations. Mohebbi’s message was issued roughly five weeks before congressional voting. Its effect on US voters has not been measured reliably. The letter itself changes neither the status of the indirect talks nor the conditions each government has placed on a deal.[1]
