[BB] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a terrorist organization formally belonging to the Iranian armed forces, published a 26-page open letter to the American people on Tuesday inviting Americans to visit the Strait of Hormuz, insisting “death to America” did not mean Iran wished death on America, and suggesting the September 11, 2001, jihadist attacks were a “false-flag operation.”
The unhinged missive regularly condemned President Donald Trump as corrupt, “crass,” and “ignorant,” while elevating Iranian dictator Mojtaba Khamenei, the “supreme leader,” as an enlightened and benevolent leader. In reality, Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was named to succeed his father, nor is there any concrete evidence he is in charge of the country. Similarly, the IRGC condemned Trump for trusting family members with government positions, such as son-in-law Jared Kushner engaging in diplomacy, while omitting that Khamenei’s only known credential for becoming “supreme leader” was being the son of the prior dictator.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a press conference on Tuesday that the letter was an attempt to tug at the heartstrings of the American people and invite them to “better understand Iran’s views and positions.” According to state media, the spokesman argued that “the IRGC could have opted for short and immediate media content, such as social media posts, but instead chose to address the American people in a detailed and logical manner.”
The “logic” in question consisted of condemning the United States as an entity and referring to it, as Iranian officials often to, as “the Greater Satan;” reiterating to the American people the alleged superiority of the Quran; claiming that the Iranian people are united behind their oppressors, defying the common knowledge that Iranian officials killed thousands of people in January to suppress protests; falsely taking credit for the alleged destruction of America’s military presence throughout the Middle East; and an extended harangue about various medieval Shia personalities.
Much of the letter involved justifying the use of the chant “death to America,” implicitly inviting Americans to use it.
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