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The Iranian government just handed Americans a bizarre how-to guide on running our country. In a lengthy document framed as a “fact-check,” Tehran urged citizens to pressure the Trump administration to pull U.S. forces out of the Middle East, abandon support for Israel, and redirect military spending into the domestic economy. It’s not a policy brief — it’s foreign propaganda aimed at our elections, and we should call it that.
What Iran Told Americans — and why it’s propaganda
The document urges Americans to demand the shutdown of roughly 800 overseas bases, stop aid to Israel, and shut down media and intelligence networks Iran calls “subversive.” Tehran frames these steps as a recipe to revive the U.S. economy. Nice of them to worry about our GDP. But this is not friendly advice from a distant neighbor. It’s an intentional push to reshape U.S. foreign policy in ways that would strengthen Iran and its proxies.
This is election interference, plain and simple
When a foreign government publishes a public plea telling Americans how to vote and what to demand of their leaders during an election season, that crosses a bright line. Whether Tehran intends to influence policy or politics, the effect is the same: interference. Platforms and officials should label this content clearly and investigate whether it’s coordinated with covert operations. Americans should be skeptical of any foreign regime telling us to “pressure” our government — especially one that funds terrorism and suppresses its own people.
Security and strategy: why Iran wants U.S. bases gone
Iran’s goal is straightforward. Fewer U.S. troops and closed bases mean less deterrence. That makes it easier for Iran to back proxy forces in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere without facing consequences. It also leaves allies like Israel more exposed. The pitch that pulling back would magically boost American manufacturing is political theater. Strategic withdrawal might reduce short-term costs, but it would raise long-term risks to security and trade.
Final word: Americans decide American policy
Let’s be blunt: Iran’s leaflet is propaganda dressed up as civic advice. Republicans should expose it, Democrats should condemn it, and platforms should stop amplifying it. If political leaders and voters allow a hostile foreign regime to set the terms for our elections, we will have only ourselves to blame. America’s foreign policy belongs to Americans — not to Tehran’s PR shop. Treat foreign instructions like the reminder they are: unwanted and self-serving.
