Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Endorses Dems in Midterms

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is appealing directly to American voters ahead of the November midterm elections, urging them to reject President Donald Trump’s policies as Tehran faces sustained military and economic pressure.

The open letter calls for a fundamental change in American foreign policy, including opposition to U.S. support for Israel and Washington’s confrontation with Iran. Its release roughly five weeks before the November 3 elections places the Iranian military organization squarely in America’s political debate.

IRGC spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi presented the document Tuesday at a news conference in Tehran. Reuters described it as 25 pages, while other reporting and the State Department put its length at 26 pages.

The letter combined an offer of future coexistence with an explicit demand for political change in the United States.

“We can live together in peaceful coexistence,” it stated.

That message was followed by a direct appeal against American political leaders.

“Remove from power the evil, deceitful, and violent politicians who are responsible for America’s current state,” the letter declared.

“Entrust your affairs to the wise, not the wily,” it continued.

The language makes Tehran’s desire to influence American political opinion clear. The passages reported, however, do not identify a Democratic candidate or establish a formal endorsement of the Democratic Party.

Mohebbi said he did not expect the letter to change the Trump administration’s policies before the elections. Instead, he expressed hope that Americans would accept Tehran’s account of the conflict and make different political choices.

“The American people are not knowledgeable about many developments,” he said.

“We believe if they knew more, they would think differently and take other decisions,” he continued.

Mohebbi also encouraged Americans to protest Trump’s policies and condemn what he characterized as Washington’s warmongering.

The State Department rejected the outreach Wednesday, describing it as an attempt to distract from the Iranian government’s conduct.

“The IRGC’s desperate effort to lie to the American people” cannot erase Iran’s history, a department spokesman said, pointing to its “record of maliciousness, both in Iran and abroad.”

“This false letter, the Iranian regime’s latest act of desperation, is nothing more than a smokescreen,” the spokesman added.

The exchange comes during a war between Iran and the United States that began February 28. American and Israeli operations have inflicted substantial damage on Iranian military infrastructure over months of regional fighting.

According to the State Department, U.S. operations have significantly weakened Iran’s defense industry, navy, air force and missile capabilities.

Washington accused Tehran of choosing “terror over prosperity,” arguing that ordinary Iranians continue to bear the consequences of their government’s decisions.

Trump has maintained that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is a central American national security objective. Israel, which considers Iran’s nuclear capabilities an existential threat, has participated extensively in operations against Tehran.

The IRGC’s appeal also arrives as Iran’s economy suffers under the combined weight of war, sanctions and instability.

The rial fell to another record low Tuesday, with Tehran trading exceeding 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar. The currency has repeatedly reached new lows since the fighting began in February.

At the same time, energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have shown signs of recovery.

Kpler estimated that oil exports through the waterway approached 10 million barrels per day in September, a substantial improvement but still roughly half the prewar volume.

That partial recovery has not ended the broader economic pressure facing Tehran.

Washington announced additional sanctions Tuesday against individuals and entities accused of supporting Iran’s military procurement network. The administration’s “Operation Economic Outcast” aims to cut financial connections that sustain Iranian weapons production and military purchases.

The administration is therefore maintaining pressure on both Iran’s military capabilities and the networks financing them while Tehran attempts to reach Americans directly.

November’s elections will determine control of the House and Senate, giving the timing of the IRGC’s message particular significance. Its appeal seeks to translate dissatisfaction with the conflict into opposition to the administration’s policies.

For American voters, the source of that message matters: it comes from a military organization engaged in the conflict and seeking changes that would serve its own government’s interests.