IRGC Statement Marking Government Week Pledges Strategic Cooperation Against the 'Economic War'

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on Monday, August 24, 2026 (2 Shahrivar 1405) marking "Government Week," in which, according to Ecoiran, it announced full readiness for strategic cooperation with the government and described synergy between the two institutions as the country's way through "multilayered sanctions" and a means of strengthening national resilience.

Per the statement's text, it called the efforts of all government sectors, from economy and trade to oil, industry, agriculture, banking and diplomacy, in countering sanctions, managing markets, securing essential goods, controlling inflation and creating jobs an "irreplaceable and decisive role." The IRGC also announced its readiness to cooperate in areas including economic security, logistical support, infrastructure development, addressing regional deprivation, and combating smuggling and corruption.