Ironically, the Iran-based supporters of Trump were not those zealots who wished to see him re-elected to redouble economic, political and military pressure on Tehran so that the regime collapses and a new government is installed. The Iranian crusaders for Trump, who are at this moment busy retweeting and circulating his misinformation about electoral fraud and recounting of votes, are the anti-US revolutionaries and hardliners who have their own outlandish reasons to vouch for the incumbent.
These hardliners consider the prospect of a reconciliation between Iran and the United States under President Joe Biden a nightmare for their political subsistence, economic prosperity and ideological supremacy over Iranian society.
Their reasoning, while simplistic, is quite straightforward: With Biden in the White House, it is highly likely that the JCPOA will be rejuvenated, Tehran and Washington will ease tensions and get involved in dialogue, Iran will be integrated into the international community once more, and this means the myth of an “Islamic North Korea” will fizzle out.
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Also, for another group of Iranian ultra-conservatives, aligning with Trump is driven by partisan interests. They will be very disappointed to see the government of Hassan Rouhani, a thorn in their side, take credit for negotiating with the Biden administration, winning sanctions relief and resuscitating the nuclear deal. So they wanted Trump to remain in the Oval Office, a man with whom they knew Rouhani would not negotiate.
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