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BBC Expert Says Iran Wont Buckle Despite Trump Threats

BBC Expert Says Iran Wont Buckle Despite Trump Threats

Iran “is not going to buckle” in the face of Donald Trump’s threats against the country, a BBC expert has predicted. Lyse Doucet, the corporation’s senior international correspondent, spoke out after the president’s spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, said America would “unleash hell” unless Tehran agrees to peace talks. “If Iran fails to accept the reality of the current moment, if they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before,” Leavitt said on Wednesday. But speaking on Radio 4′s Today programme, Doucet said that was a “fundamental misperception” of Iran’s position. She said: “Iran does not want a ceasefire, it will not negotiate a ceasefire, even though President Trump, according to Israeli media, is now looking for a one month ceasefire. “It wants an end to this war, but it’s also making maximalist demands to ensure that this doesn’t happen again. “This is where we are in the war. It’s not going to buckle under any …

Buckle up: Trump is not putting on the brakes

Buckle up: Trump is not putting on the brakes

Welcome to the new year. What a ride 2025 was. The stoics tell us the universe is operated by reason and logic, and it takes emotional control to understand this fact. Donald Trump isn’t a stoic. His philosophy, if indeed he has one, is defined by manipulation — the results of which are apparent to anyone in the United States, no matter their personal philosophy.   Trump demands one way: loyalty. Everyone who works for him knows this. They accept it because they see something in it for themselves — above and beyond whatever societal benefits they think come from Trump’s actions, or their own. There are many others who don’t know Trump, yet they selflessly offer their support because they believe he has the better vision for humanity. Despite what they say publicly, I know of no member of his senior staff who believes that. Their actions tell us otherwise. Many if not all of them have, at one time or another, openly defied and ridiculed the president. But no matter: Their personal enrichment now …