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Iran's IRGC published an open letter calling on Americans to 'wake up' and 'change' the Trump administration, framing Iran as the victor of the seven-month war and accusing Trump of lying about its progress.

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**IRGC** released an open letter to "the honorable people of the United States" calling for the Trump administration to be "changed," timed five weeks before the November 3 US midterm elections and one day after the US-Israel war against Iran hit its seven-month mark.

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The letter declares Iran the victor, arguing that despite US-Israeli strikes using "thousands of bombs and missiles" against government buildings, residential areas, and military sites, "they failed to achieve any of their declared objectives."

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By Al Jazeera · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-29

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IRGC released an open letter to "the honorable people of the United States" calling for the Trump administration to be "changed," timed five weeks before the November 3 US midterm elections and one day after the US-Israel war against Iran hit its seven-month mark.
The letter declares Iran the victor, arguing that despite US-Israeli strikes using "thousands of bombs and missiles" against government buildings, residential areas, and military sites, "they failed to achieve any of their declared objectives."
IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi called Trump an "inveterate liar" telling Americans "big lies" and said US citizens are largely unaware of the "harms" of the administration's war campaign.
The letter reframes the "Death to America" slogan as aimed at the "diabolical ruling elite" in the White House, not American citizens, and argues both Iranians and Americans are "victims" of the same "corrupt politicians."
On the Strait of Hormuz, Mohebbi pushed back on US claims that Iran has lost leverage, saying Iran is still restricting traffic — even as oil exports through the waterway recovered to about 13.2 million barrels per day, roughly 77 percent of pre-war levels according to Kpler data.
Both US and Iranian officials held separate mediator talks on Monday, with Tehran saying diplomacy is the only path forward — even as Trump told the UN General Assembly last week he was weighing whether to "annihilate" Iran or strike a deal "right after the election."

Why it matters: A foreign military is openly appealing to a foreign electorate five weeks before midterms — a rare escalation in psychological warfare that runs parallel to ongoing mediator talks and Trump's 'annihilate' threats at the UN. The letter reframes Iran's strategic narrative as victorious while US oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz recover toward pre-war levels, complicating both sides' leverage claims.