The US-Israeli war against Iran appears to be entering a new cycle of escalation.
- Professor in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Washington has promised to unleash “economic D-Day” on Tehran and its allies. But Iran has lived through US sanctions for nearly 50 years.
There is no end in sight to the conflict between the US and Iran.
There may be a pause in hostilities, but a long-term settlement is still a long way off.
This agreement simply restores the pre-war status quo without resolving any of the underlying issues.
The Middle East risks state of permanent confrontation where violence periodically erupts, diplomacy intervenes and neither changes the underlying reality.
The US and Israel believed that military superiority would be enough to humble Iran. It looks as if they were wrong.
But the longer it continues the more damage it does to the whole world.
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