Gen. Hossein Mohebbi of Iran's Revolutionary Guard read a "letter to the American people," urging U.S. citizens to protest President Trump's Middle East policies and calling Washington's campaign a failure. The Iranian rial plunged to a new low above 2.5 million per U.S. dollar, reflecting mounting economic pressure. In the West Bank village of Jalud, over 100 settlers clashed with Israeli forces while trying to prevent a Palestinian homeowner's return; three officers were injured and three settlers arrested. An Israeli strike west of Gaza City killed two people, including an alleged Hamas commander, and wounded five.
Iran Urges Americans To Protest, Calls Trump’s Mideast Campaign A Failure; Settler Violence And Gaza Strike Reported
Iran's Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Tehran Delivers Message To U.S. Public: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) this week issued a direct appeal to Americans, urging street protests ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and declaring President Donald Trump's campaign in the Middle East a failure.
This image taken from video released by Al-Masirah TV, a channel run by Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, shows what the channel said were Houthi fighters and local residents searching through the rubble of a house following a strike by Saudi-backed forces in the town of Kadhah, in Taiz province, Yemen. (Al-Masirah TV via AP)(Al-Masirah TV via AP)
IRGC 'Letter' To The American People
At a news conference in Tehran, Gen. Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesman for the IRGC, read from what he described as a "letter to the American people." In prepared remarks, he argued that the only way for the conflict to end was for Washington to admit defeat and withdraw. He also urged Americans to "revise their decision" about their leaders and to denounce what he called U.S. warmongering.
A crow sits on a drone displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mohebbi accused the United States of using concerns about Iran's nuclear program as a pretext to "plunder Iran's wealth" and to try to reduce Iran to a subordinate state. He said neither military action nor sanctions would force Tehran to submit.
Economic Impact
Iran's currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar. The decline — from a previous record of about 2.2 million rials on Sept. 2 — underscores the economic strain the country faces amid the ongoing conflict.
Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israel and U.S. strikes, are displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Clash In The West Bank
In the occupied West Bank, more than 100 Israeli settlers clashed with Israeli soldiers who were attempting to escort a Palestinian man, homeowner Mahmoud Tubasi, back to his village house in Jalud. Tubasi said troops initially brought his family to the property but that violent settlers forced them to withdraw in a military vehicle. He said the home has effectively been under siege by settlers for two months.
An Iranian missile is displayed under the country's national flag in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Israel's military acknowledged the overnight operation "was not completed," and reported that three officers were injured after settlers threw rocks, blocked roads and set Palestinian property on fire. Israeli police said three suspects were arrested. Senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gidon Saar and President Isaac Herzog, publicly condemned the rioting. Rights groups say the military has at times struggled to contain settler violence and have accused it of tacit collusion.
Strike West Of Gaza City
Separately, an Israeli strike on an apartment building west of Gaza City killed two people, including a man the Israeli military identified as Izz al-Din Bik, a commander in Hamas's northern Gaza brigade. Israel said Bik was involved in plotting attacks and recruiting fighters; Hamas had not immediately confirmed his death. Shifa Hospital officials reported five others were wounded in the strike.
Gaza's Health Ministry reports that more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since a ceasefire took effect nearly a year ago. The ministry's tallies, widely cited, do not consistently distinguish between civilians and militants but note that women and children account for roughly half of the fatalities.
Note: This situation remains fluid. This report will be updated as new information becomes available.
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