Tehran, Iran – For months now, US President Donald Trump has been making nearly daily proclamations about the war on Iran – from threats of extensive bombing to claims of renewed negotiations. As the war approaches its six-month mark, a number of Iranians are opting against chasing the non-stop headlines in an effort to protect their mental health. Trump boasted on social media about tanking the rial this week, using a diagram that said he was “destroying Iran’s currency”. The latest on-again, off-again comments on war and negotiations by the US president also found their way onto state television in Iran. For any long-term deal, Tehran has also requested an effective lifting of harsh US sanctions that have hit Iran’s economy hard over the past decade.