IRGC letter to American voters is desperate smokescreen, US says
The US State Department dismissed an open letter from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the American public as a smokescreen aimed at hiding the effects of military action against Tehran. The IRGC issued the 26-page letter on Tuesday, urging Americans to reject President Donald Trump's policies before November's midterm elections. The State Department's Rewards for Justice programme separately offered up to $15 million for information that disrupts the financial network of the IRGC's Aerospace Force.
Why it matters: The exchange shows the US–Iran confrontation being conducted simultaneously through information operations and financial enforcement measures.