A giant billboard reading ‘The Strait of Hormuz remains closed’ at the Revolution Square in Tehran
Press TV.ir – Aug 23, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States’ latest economic pressure campaign against Iran amounts to an implicit admission of failure on the military front.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi reacted to recent statements by US President Donald Trump about launching what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran.
“The US president says that he ordered an economic war and launched the most severe economic campaign against Iran. This amounts to an implicit admission of the enemy’s humiliating defeat in the military arena,” he said.
He added that the US would have no need to resort to economic warfare if it had achieved victory on the military front.
The IRGC spokesman noted that such pressure against Iran is nothing new, saying the enemies have waged an economic war and imposed sanctions on all major sectors for 47 years.
“We have repeatedly announced that we have scenarios in place for any hostile action by the enemy. One of the enemy’s hostile actions is economic measures and warfare,” Mohebbi said.
“We have scenarios to counter the adverse effects of the enemy’s war, and we can easily establish economic relations with countries. There is no concern regarding the economic situation,” he added.
He noted that Tehran has economic interaction with other countries despite sanctions and emphasized that the results of such efforts would become evident in the near future.
According to the IRGC spokesman, Iran’s armed forces have succeeded in dealing heavy blows to the enemy during the 40-day and 12-day wars in June 2025 and late February.
Iran targeted at least 30 to 40 enemy warships inside the Persian Gulf before the 40-day imposed war, and the enemy has now retreated to a distance of 400 kilometers from the Persian Gulf waters, he said.
He reiterated that Washington had deployed extensive military resources to control the Strait of Hormuz, but ultimately failed.
On Wednesday, Trump announced what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, claiming that Tehran would face “economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.” He also threatened sanctions against any country that does business with Iran.
The threat comes as his war on Iran, launched alongside the Israeli regime on February 28, has failed to reach any of its objectives.
In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States that intensifying “failed” policies against Iran will only lead to further setbacks.
As the yappers yap, it becomes increasingly difficult to know who’s yapping the twooth. Not that it matters. The “strait” is open or it isn’t. Our boom booms blew things up or they didn’t. Boats are going through or they aren’t. All their boom booms are gone or they aren’t. All our boom booms are gone or they aren’t. What seems clear is that not a single ship has been sunk. In a great big pool of water. With boats in it. In a “war”. Either someone’s being utterly incompetent, or something’s not quite right…
How to say you lost the war without saying you lost the war.
The United States would have never been coerced into this disastrous war unless its brilliant little ally, Israel, hadn’t blackmailed its soulless President into it. The Iranians and the World must never forget (((who))) STARTED it all. Boycott and sanction Israel and it diaspora Sayanim.
@ JOE
nations buy israhells security technics + arms .
a very doubtful stupid decision .
24 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-NQyfHBZpM Iran Smashes drumpf’s Economic D-Day,’ 15 US Bases Destroyed | Danny Haiphong interviews geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen: the devastating Iranian response to drumpf & Bessent’s “financial offensive” + the major backlash this new phase of war will bring to US empire & the world….
24 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfzMJO3pUgY Iran Secret Tech ‘Blinds’ American Forces Across Persian Gulf/ IRGC Mohebbi claimed Iran’s tracking system does not rely on satellites recognized by the United States & suggested American forces remain unable to detect the method being used.
17 March 2026 https://united24media.com/latest-news/china-reportedly-armed-iran-with-secret-radar-capable-of-tracking-stealth-jets-16960
https://x.com/warsurv/status/2018954667980738685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2018954667980738685%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Funited24media.com%2Flatest-news%2Fchina-reportedly-armed-iran-with-secret-radar-capable-of-tracking-stealth-jets-16960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVDjYOLi-lY 15 US Bases Completely Destroyed/ Iran Attacks UK Power Plant / Kyle Kulinski/ 7.11: “we’re lead by the dummest motherfuckers alive”
comments/” Iran has had 47 years to prepare for the bully of the world attacking them. The US is reaping what they sowed in 1954.”
(funny drumpf 47 was 8 yrs old in 1954/ The honorable dr. umpf the Whore muz of 1948 israhell is drowning in the Persian Gulf swamp….blub… blub….) / bye bye mac donald drumpf…./ game over…. try again nxt life….( if you can’t stand Amf/ don’t use it/ dumbo)
Mein Ampf Hitler was btw a vegetarian/ was yellow submarined to Arg. / Ski Heil in San Carlos de Bariloche….left theaterearth 1962/ Jawohl…
Anyway Every Body Anywhere
h.a.n.d. have a nice day 😎
CIA O