Iran24 August, 20262 min read
Ghalibaf Mocks Trump’s “Make America Hungry Again” Slogan Over U.S. Poverty Figures
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Ghalibaf mocked Trump's slogan with 'Make America Hungry Again.' He cited U.S. poverty and food insecurity figures, including 47 million Americans.
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Trump, Ghalibaf Trade Jabs
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan after Trump reposted an edited excerpt from Ghalibaf’s remarks about Iran’s economic situation, writing: “Make America hungry again.”
Ghalibaf also shared an image citing figures on poverty and food insecurity in the United States and wrote that “47 million Americans are hungry, and these figures are not fake like your statements.”
The reaction came after Trump reposted a short, edited excerpt from Ghalibaf’s remarks during a meeting with Iranian and Iraqi businesspeople, presenting it as Ghalibaf saying: “We are hungry and we do not have the ability to resist.”
In his full remarks, Ghalibaf said the United States and Israel, after failing to achieve their objectives against Iran and Iraq through military means, had turned to cognitive and economic warfare, describing businesspeople as the “soldiers and commanders” on that front.
IRGC Vows Economic War
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said economic warfare is the “main battlefield” in the confrontation with adversaries amid the United States’ latest economic pressure campaign against Tehran. In a statement on Monday marking the Government Week, the IRGC said: “By waging economic warfare and imposing multilayered sanctions, the enemy seeks to sow despair, put pressure on people’s livelihoods, and undermine social trust,” and it expressed readiness for strategic cooperation with the government.
Kurdistan24, citing Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, said the IRGC called for “wise planning and comprehensive support” from government officials to help create an “impenetrable shield” against economic warfare, sanctions and what it called the enemy’s maximum pressure. The IRGC also described economic warfare as the main arena of confrontation and accused Iran’s adversaries of seeking to create despair, put pressure on people’s livelihoods and undermine social cohesion through sanctions.
Livelihoods, Sanctions, and Pressure
Iran’s acting defense minister, Brig. Gen. Seyyed Majid Ibn Al-Reza, said any pressure targeting people’s livelihood and security is part of war, posting on his X account: “Any pressure that targets the livelihood and security of the people is part of the war.”
He added: “For Iran, the economy, the comfort and welfare of the people, along with security, are part of the field of defense,” framing economic and social conditions as tied to defense.
Meanwhile, WANA News Agency reported that Ghalibaf told Trump the figures he shared were not fabricated and that Trump could not compensate for what he described as U.S. failures against Iran by spreading false information.
As the United States prepares a new economic pressure campaign against Tehran, the IRGC said coordination and cooperation with the Iranian government were key to helping the country overcome sanctions and strengthen national resilience.