Vali Kaleji is a senior research fellow with the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies in Tehran.
Tehran is seeking to mitigate the squeeze of Trump's 'maximum pressure'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian inspects IRGC Navy equipment in Bushehr, Iran, on Feb, 13, 2025. © Reuters
Vali Kaleji is a senior research fellow with the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies in Tehran.