Iran knows they cannot defeat the United States in a conventional military contest. But they are betting they don’t need to. Instead, their objective is to simply endure.

Iran knows they cannot defeat the United States in a conventional military contest. But they are betting they don’t need to. Instead, their objective is to simply endure.

Trump repeatedly signals an imminent strike, then a diplomatic breakthrough, as Tehran pursues calibrated escalation; Gulf officials say Iran believes it can outlast the US, but…