"War on the Iranian People": Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly U.S. and Israeli Strikes [[Seg1 iran5]][1] “This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges Bajoghli returns to *Democracy Now!* with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the modern history of U.S.-Iran relations. Bajoghli explains how the combination of harsh sanctions and an insidious propaganda campaign has created a deep political divide within Iran and its diaspora, as Iranians are stuck between theocratic governance and the prospective return of the U.S.-backed monarchy. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/12/narges_bajoghli_us_… http://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/12/narges_bajoghli_us_…