Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps calls economic war ‘main battlefield’ with US

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that economic warfare represents the “main battlefield” in confronting the “enemy,” referring to the US, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the IRGC accused Washington of seeking through a multilayered sanction regime to “spread despair among the people, put pressure on living conditions, and weaken social trust.” It said all government bodies, including those responsible for the economy, trade, oil, industry, agriculture, banking, and diplomacy, play a decisive role in neutralizing the effects of sanctions.

These institutions also contribute to managing markets, securing essential goods, controlling inflation, and creating employment, it added.

The IRGC declared its readiness for strategic cooperation with President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government, saying coordination between the two represents the […]

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