Julian Borger

Well, by surviving, the regime can claim to have looked the U.S.

and Israel in the eye and face them down and survived.

It probably makes them stronger in terms of internal opposition.

The military, who were the ones carrying out the suppression of dissent before now, are now completely in charge, as far as we can tell.

The secular part of the regime, the presidency, seems to be very much weakened.

So it's a different Iran, but by all accounts, what we can see so far, it's not a better Iran in any way.

Thank you.

Thank you for having me on.

It's a test of strength between the two men.

Yeah, we are.

We get along very well.

Trump, once again, prices under control.

And in particular, he would like some peace while the World Cup is on.

It's a big thing for him, his prestige project.

He outwardly claims to have a complete control of the situation.

Obviously, he doesn't.

Well, in the 100 days since the ceasefire, obviously, there's been no deal.

The U.S.

and Iran have been unable to come to an agreement, whether it's over the nuclear issues of how much cash Iran wants up first for opening the Strait of Hormuz.

They haven't been able to get to a deal.