{"id":2608411,"date":"2026-05-29T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-iran-take-different-approaches-in-messaging-battle-around-peace\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:08:10","slug":"us-and-iran-take-different-approaches-in-messaging-battle-around-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-iran-take-different-approaches-in-messaging-battle-around-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"US and Iran take different approaches in messaging battle around peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-and-iran-take-different-approaches-in-messaging-battle-around-peace%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2608411&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington and Tehran are talking past each other as they seek (or claim to resist) a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump has portrayed an agreement as close and has played down the threat from Iran, emphasizing market stability and gas prices ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Iranian leaders and state media, by contrast, have taken a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-coalition-cracks-top-democrats-beginning-to-doubt-white-house\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Coalition Cracks, Top Democrats Beginning to Doubt White House\">aggressive public stance<\/a>, insisting a deal is not near and threatening a return to fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf warned that Iran would \u201cseize concessions\u201d with missiles rather than dialogue and said the side best prepared for war will win any agreement. A senior IRGC figure,Mohsen rezaee,added that if the U.S. naval blockade continues, Iran would force an end to it-through negotiation or, if needed, by direct action. The article argues that Iran may be bluffing using its influence over the Strait of Hormuz and its belief it can outlast Trump\u2019s political calculations, sence the U.S. is less sensitive to economic damage than Iran.<\/p>\n<p>It also points to internal ideological factors: Iran\u2019s security leadership reportedly includes hardline figures, and commentators suggest apocalyptic \u201cMahdism\u201d and extremist beliefs coudl be genuinely driving wartime behavior and making maximalist demands more likely. Beyond ideology, the piece suggests Tehran may view defiance as a way to reinforce regime legitimacy-perhaps using anti-U.S.\/anti-Israel conflict to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rally public support amid domestic unrest<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Washington and Tehran rush to try and strike a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, the two sides are taking vastly different approaches in public messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past several weeks, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has said the United States is on the verge of striking a deal on favorable terms, and downplayed the threat posed by Iran. U.S. messaging has focused on calming global markets and keeping gas prices at a reasonable level, particularly before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4587424\/poland-karol-nawrocki-strip-zelensky-top-state-honor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Polish president moves to strip Zelensky of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polish-president-moves-to-strip-zelensky-of-top-state-honor\/\" title=\"Polish president moves to strip Zelensky of top state honor\">top state honor<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586966\/dmitry-medvedev-europe-peaceful-sleep-over-romania\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Russian president warns Europe\u2019s \u2018peaceful sleep is over\u2019 after Romania drone hit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586842\/nato-romania-russia-persona-non-grata-drone-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NATO member Romania declares Russia \u2018persona non grata\u2019 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medvedev-warns-europe-after-romania-drone-incident\/\" title=\"Medvedev warns Europe after Romania drone incident\">drone attack injures<\/a> two<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s messaging could hardly be more different. In domestic and internationally-focused propaganda, Tehran has remained as belligerent as it was during combat operations. State news organizations and national leaders have all scoffed at suggestions that a deal is close, and pledged that the regime is ready for a return to fighting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, as Trump implied a deal to end the war was imminent, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf threatened a return to war. He said Iran seizes \u201cconcessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war from the day after,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohsen Rezaee, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and adviser to Supreme Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21453\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, went a step further, suggesting that if the U.S. naval blockade continued, Iran would have to break it through force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will force America to end the naval blockade; either through negotiation, or in case of resistance, through direct action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments are particularly notable as the naval front was the most one-sided loss of a historically one-sided war. The U.S. sank Iran\u2019s entire conventional navy, much of its unconventional navy, and laid waste to naval bases across the country, all while Iran failed to score a single hit against any U.S. warship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A return to open conflict would likely see a repeat of these lopsided losses, but Tehran publicly appears much more eager to resume fighting than its U.S. counterpart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the reason could be simple bluffing: Iran\u2019s greatest card is its stranglehold on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, and it believes it has the political willpower to wait out Trump, who is eager to decrease the economic costs ahead of the midterm elections. While the war and U.S. blockade have ravaged Iran\u2019s already terminally struggling economy, the Guards running the country may have calculated that, though the economic damage to the U.S. is far less than to Iran, the democratic structure of the U.S. means it can\u2019t weather as great losses as Iran can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ideological transformation of the Iranian government could also play a key role. Iran\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-set-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-biden-administrations-foreign-dealings\/\" title=\"Republicans Set To Turn Up the Heat on Biden Administration\u2019s Foreign ...ings\">national security chief<\/a>, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, is believed to be one of the most influential figures in Iran. He\u2019s considered one of the most extremist members of the Iranian government \u2014 the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-radical-regime-change-a42d96ea\">reported<\/a> that former Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani found him so radical that he temporarily quit the force in protest over his radicalism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rezaee is also listed as one of the most influential figures in the Iranian government and holds similarly extremist views. The group may fully believe they have the upper hand over the U.S. and are in a position to implement maximalist demands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe more extreme group in the IRGC are taking charge,\u201d Saeid Golkar, an expert in Iran\u2019s security services at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> last month. \u201cThat makes the prolongation of the conflict more likely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outlet also outlined the rise of Mahdism in Iran\u2019s ruling circles \u2014 an apocalyptic interpretation of Islam which views the end times as imminent. Kasra Aarabi, an expert on the Guard at United Against Nuclear Iran, said Iran\u2019s actions suggest many of those in charge are genuine believers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow much of this is empty narrative, how much is true belief? If you look at their behavior, you can tell that they are guided by the principles of their ideology,\u201d he said. \u201cThe apocalyptic doctrine of Mahdism has guided the regime\u2019s wartime behavior, and has provided justification for actions that could otherwise be viewed as irrational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4587099\/trump-situation-room-final-determination-iran-deal\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4587099\">TRUMP HEADS TO SITUATION ROOM TO MAKE \u2018FINAL DETERMINATION\u2019 ON IRAN DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some in Tehran may also see defiance against the U.S. as the key to their survival. The war came at an all-time low point for the Islamic government, having just massacred tens of thousands of protesters to suppress the greatest threat to their power since the 1979 revolution. A focus on combating the U.S. and Israel could cause a \u201crally \u2019round the flag\u201d effect, appealing to patriotic sentiment in Iranians otherwise angry about the government\u2019s social and economic policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has also projected strength in his messaging \u2014 he frequently stresses that Iran has been reduced to a nonentity militarily, and that a deal would just be formalizing the reality on the ground. Messaging from the White House in recent weeks, however, has been more focused on the imminence of a deal, showing signs of anxiety over economic costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Washington and Tehran seek a U.S.-Iran war deal, Trump signals progress while Iran escalates threats and stays combative in messaging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2608412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119672597235.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51811,32219,38268,73223,54349],"class_list":["post-2608411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-messaging-strategy","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-peace-negotiations","tag-public-diplomacy-2","tag-us-iran-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119672597235.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608415,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608411\/revisions\/2608415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}