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.
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 issue of Israel’s genocide in Gaza remains at the forefront of global public concern,” the letter said. 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. “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.
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. “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. “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.
