# IRGC: Iran is developing new weapons to defend itself

https://mins.news/en/video/79663

- TRT World, 2026-09-30 02:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uve1k8yPnj4

> Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says the country is developing new weapons to defend itself. Ryan Bohl, a senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE Network, says Donald Trump’s deliberately vague and escalating approach has failed to shift Tehran’s position. Iran is seeking to increase economic pressure on the US ahead of the midterms while avoiding an escalation that could provoke a much larger American response.

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