For more than four decades, Iranians have resisted through underground clubs, labor strikes, and other everyday acts of defiance. Despite stark ideological differences, Iran’s Islamic regime and the Trumpist movement share similar tactics: wielding fear, relying on religious extremism, and eroding civil liberties. For more than four decades, Iranians have resisted through mass protests, underground clubs, labor strikes, and other everyday acts of defiance. Many still refuse the hijab today, and despite the crackdowns, they have changed the look and feel of Iran’s public spaces. And while Trump’s tactics have been brutal, they have not reached the draconian extremes of Iran’s ruling regime.