They're up against a wall. They rapidly went from being on the cusp of a nuclear deal and relief of sanctions to being economically more or less broken and wit

They're up against a wall. They rapidly went from being on the cusp of a nuclear deal and relief of sanctions to being economically more or less broken and with the US using whatever means they can to build them up as an enemy, and it all came more or less out of left-field (who really could have seen Bolton and his agenda coming a couple of years ago?). I doubt Iran really understand their end game either, but I get the impression it doesn't matter much. They're going to wait and see just like the rest of us - the defence industry's propaganda machine is running this one. To avoid confusion, I'm personally both against another conflict in the middle east and not at all supportive of Iran's autocratic structure or their government's priorities -- but it does feel like we're being taken for another ride here.