7 March 2026

This is how Iran plans to endure Trump's war

Tom O'Connor

Iranian officials are grappling with a grave ultimatum as the country battles an unprecedented joint U.S.-Israeli military intervention that has slain the Islamic Republic’s absolute ruler and scores of senior commanders.

President Donald Trump has offered amnesty to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members who choose to lay down their arms. He has called on Iranian citizens to lead the charge in ousting their government. Despite overwhelming setbacks, however, Iran has yet to indicate any high-profile defections or instances of the kind of mass protests that rocked the nation in January, the deadly crackdowns against which served as the catalyst for Trump’s march toward confrontation with the Islamic Republic.

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