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In this RedState article, Ward Clark argues that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s latest hardline rhetoric could undermine optimism surrounding President Trump’s push for a negotiated Iran deal.
- The article says optimism over a possible Trump-brokered agreement with Iran may be running into Tehran’s familiar pattern of bluster, delay, and ideological resistance.
- President Trump has reportedly said a deal with Tehran is “largely negotiated,” while warning that the U.S. will either sign a strong agreement or walk away.
- Iran, meanwhile, has signaled some agreement on broad points but insists that a final deal is not imminent and that key details remain unresolved.
- Pezeshkian invoked the 1982 recapture of Khorramshahr during the Iran-Iraq War, tying that symbolism to Iran, the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz.
- The article frames this rhetoric as a deliberate attempt to stir memories of sacrifice, resistance, and national defiance against invasion.
- Clark contrasts Iran’s 1980s war against Iraq with today’s confrontation involving the United States and Israel, arguing that Tehran’s tough talk is detached from the current military reality.
- The piece notes that Trump’s main red line remains preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capability.
- Clark ultimately urges caution, acknowledging that outsiders do not know the full details of the negotiations while warning that Iran is once again talking tough at a critical moment.
Read the full story: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/25/trump-iran-deal-on-edge-as-tehran-vows-mass-sacrifice-and-total-resistance-n2202689
