Iran Now Has More Incentive To Resist US Demands, Even If War Restarts: Israeli Think Tank https://t.co/73RJAciGq2
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Iran Now Has More Incentive To Resist US Demands, Even If War Restarts: Israeli Think Tank
At this point even hawkish Israeli think tank pundits are increasingly admitting that Iran currently has certain leverage and an edge when it comes to dealing with the United States, and the so far stalled and failed peace talks to end the war.
President Trump has just described that he called off planned renewed airstrikes on Iran, at the request of Gulf allies – who claim efforts toward getting back to the table and reaching a deal are close, despite that Iran’s position on its nuclear program has not budged.
President Trump now finds himself boxed into a high-stakes corner with no easy exit ramp in sight – he can appear ‘weak’ through inaction, or pursue escalation and potential quagmire with likely disastrous economic and political consequences at home. In such situations each new and ‘next’ military action which gets presented as a ‘way forward’ actually often serves to make a conflict more unpredictable, sinking the US into a deeper escalation trap.