Press TV, on Iran, 8 November 2026

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The Iranian Armed Forces’ spokesman says any power that confronts Iran’s formidable strength and steely, divinely inspired resolve will ultimately face nothing but downfall and disintegration in the eyes of world public opinion. Speaking on Sunday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi cited the developments that faced the United States, including the repeated setbacks suffered by US President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans on various fronts, as cases in point.

Trump and his “unwise, hardline, and terrorist” associates waged aggression against Iran with the aim of destroying the proud and civilized country, the spokesman noted. “However, in a reversal of fortunes, they themselves became victims of strategic attrition, deep-seated domestic crises, and defeats inflicted by Iran’s valiant Armed Forces and the Axis of Resistance.” He went on to address .

IRGC Aerospace Force to unleash ‘game-changing’ surprises if Iran attacked again: Spokesman https://t.co/L8jHoXKZiD pic.twitter.com/SItwmaGRtH — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) November 7, 2026 The defeat is “not merely the result of superficial fluctuations in US domestic politics,” he said, adding that it rather reflects “a much greater and undeniable reality: Defeat in the face of strong Iran’s resolve.” , Shekarchi said Washington’s doctrine of aggression, assassination, and maximum pressure, as well as its ineffective military strategies, have failed in the face of the deterrent power and cast-iron will of the Islamic Republic’s leadership, the Iranian nation, and the country’s Armed Forces.

“The hostile policies pursued by senior US officials against Iran, its (Washington’s) repeated failures across the world, particularly in West Asia, the collapse of the hollow aura of invincibility surrounding the military fleet and equipment of the aggressor United States, and the impasse facing its threats, have shaken the foundations of the White House’s hollow power.” This strategic defeat stands as living proof of the fact that the global balance of power will never be shaped to the advantage of hegemonic powers, Shekarchi added.

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What we found (1)

Press TV reports a statement by the Iranian Armed Forces' spokesman, and most of his claims are clearly attributed to him. In two places, though, Press TV states in its own voice that the US suffered a military defeat and that the Republicans' midterm losses followed from it. Other reporting shows the war is not over and that Trump is weighing renewed strikes.

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    “the Republicans’ rout in the midterms that ensued the US’s military defeat in the face of Iran’s retaliation”

    Why this matters
    Press TV writes "the US’s military defeat" and its link to the midterm "rout" in its own narration, outside the spokesman's quoted words.
    The impression it gives
    That the US has been militarily defeated by Iran as a settled fact, and that this defeat produced the Republicans' midterm losses.
    The context
    The defeat is the spokesman's claim. Other reporting on the same days describes a war that is still going on, with Trump saying he would consider resuming strikes after the midterms. Press TV gives no evidence that the midterm result followed a military defeat.

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    “Elaborating on the United States’ defeats against the Islamic Republic”

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    Press TV opens the sentence by presupposing "the United States’ defeats" in its own voice, before the spokesman's attributed words begin.
    The impression it gives
    That US defeats against Iran are an established background fact which the spokesman is merely describing in more detail.
    The context
    Whether the US has been defeated is the spokesman's contested claim. Other reporting shows a war still under way, with strikes possible after the midterms.

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    He went on to describe the Republicans' losses in the midterms as following what he called the US's military defeat in the face of Iran's retaliation. Elaborating on what he called US defeats, Shekarchi said...

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