By one count, he has adopted the same tactic seven times since launching the war in tandem with Israel on 28 February. The US president has also claimed multiple times that the US has “virtually” won the war and that Iran’s regime was clamoring for a deal. “He, in the past five months, has brought peace to the Iran war eight times,” Neil said sarcastically on Times Radio. Photograph: Majid-Asgaripour/Reuters“If we want to understand Iran’s resilience, its performance, we need to better understand the psychology and upbringing of these individuals. Trump’s approach “boils down to his frustration that he really doesn’t have any good military options in front of him”, suggested Vaez.