Mehrzad Boroujerdi

“They are certainly going to do whatever they can to hurt him in the midterms.”

Mehrzad Boroujerdi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Mehrzad Boroujerdi emphasized Iran's objective of damaging Donald Trump in the midterm elections.

“It’s fair to say that the Iranians have decided that they are going to make life more miserable for Trump in a variety of ways,”

Mehrzad Boroujerdi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Mehrzad Boroujerdi discussed Iran's strategy to complicate Donald Trump's political standing.

“Every US public opinion poll I have seen makes a direct correlation with the Iran war and that’s in the minds of the White House in terms of what to do, and the reason we are seeing this switch from Trump threatening military action to basically resigning himself to this idea of the economy being the achilles heel of the Iranian regime, and trying to pressure them to come to the negotiating table.”

Mehrzad Boroujerdi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Mehrzad Boroujerdi connected public polling on the Iran war to shifts in the White House's strategy.

“But they are really not in a hurry. They do not see the economic condition as that dire for them.”

Mehrzad Boroujerdi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Mehrzad Boroujerdi noted that Iranian leaders do not feel rushed to negotiate despite economic pressure.