6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent
Iran's new leaders evince little faith in any agreement with Trump — after coming under attack twice while holding talks — and they may be bracing for another assault once the U.S. replenishes its supplies of interceptors.
Iran's leaders have shown little inclination to compromise with the US after six months of conflict. According to Fortune, they have coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics, determined to prevent internal unrest and prepare for a potentially long confrontation with the US.
The new leadership, including the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has threatened to escalate the war in response to continued American blockade and new sanctions that threaten to suffocate Iran's economy. Rezaei warned that if the "economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported" from the Persian Gulf.
Iran's leaders have also expressed skepticism about any agreement with US President Donald Trump, citing two previous attacks while holding talks. They may be bracing for another US assault once American supplies of interceptors are replenished, as reported by PBS NewsHour.
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