Iranians Voice Shock and Defiance in Face of Trump’s Looming Deadline Highlight

Mr. Borhani, a well-known political commentator in Iran, said the Trump administration was still operating under a “false assumption” that enough military pressure could force Iran’s authoritarian clerical rulers to surrender.

“Based on my understanding of Iranian society and governance,” he said, “I can state clearly that even several nuclear bombs would not achieve such an outcome.”