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Amid anticipation of the "economic landing" signaled by the United States, and against a backdrop of reports concerning varying approaches within Iran regarding engagement with Washington, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affirmed that the solution to overcoming the sanctions crisis lies in close cooperation with the government. In a statement issued on Monday, the IRGC declared its "comprehensive readiness for strategic cooperation with the government in confronting the economic war." It considered that "the synergy of efforts between the Revolutionary Guard and the government is the key for the country to overcome multi-level sanctions and enhance national resilience." The forces described the "economic war as the main battlefield with the enemy," referring to the United States. They viewed Washington as seeking to sow despair, pressure the livelihoods of the people, and push social trust towards collapse through this economic warfare. The Revolutionary Guard expressed its appreciation for the government's efforts to serve the people, describing the convergence of its efforts with the government as the guarantor for thwarting sanctions. The statement warned of the serious current conditions facing the country, emphasizing its "readiness for any type of cooperation with the government in all required fields, starting from securing economic security and logistical support, building infrastructure, alleviating deprivation, combating smuggling and corruption, all the way to assisting in managing livelihood and social crises." This call came concurrently with the anticipated announcement from the US Treasury Department regarding an expansion of secondary sanctions that may be imposed on organizations and countries maintaining trade relations with Tehran. Furthermore, the IRGC's stance follows Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati's earlier statement today that the depreciation of the national currency against foreign currencies is "temporary," at a time when the Iranian Rial continues to collapse at a record pace. The Iranian economy has suffered for years from chronic hyperinflation and a sharp decline in the Rial's value, resulting from sanctions imposed on Tehran, particularly due to its nuclear program. This phenomenon, which significantly drains Iranians' purchasing power, has severely worsened in recent months, triggering widespread protests in December 2025, before the Israeli-American war erupted on the country in late February 2026, with US sanctions escalating ever since.
