President Trump, now fully committed to Operation Erpic Fury, faces a chaotic swirl of competing voices claiming to represent Iran. There are at least two factions attempting to negotiate with the United States: the entrenched Islamist mullahs and their regime loyalists, who have ruled with an iron fist since 1979, and those opposition elements who position themselves as ready to take over from the mullahs. Any claim that these parties speak for the long-suffering Iranian people must be met with icy skepticism.
The Iranian Deception Doctrine
President Trump, now fully committed to Operation Erpic Fury, faces a chaotic swirl of competing voices claiming to represent Iran. There are at least two factions attempting to negotiate with the United States: the entrenched Islamist mullahs and their regime loyalists, who have ruled with an iron fist since 1979, and those opposition elements who position themselves as ready to take over from the mullahs. Any claim that these parties speak for the long-suffering Iranian people must be met with icy skepticism.