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Jessica GenauerThe Conversation |
The US has the military strength; Iran the political resolve. This points to more precarious truces and tit-for-tat strikes in coming months. The...
New tit-for-tat airstrikes between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz suggest the ceasefire will not turn into a permanent peace.
There is nothing in the agreement that is positive for the US and did not already exist before the war.
Escalating a conflict is paradoxically one way to end it. But this strategy can be flawed, particularly in a region like the Middle East.
Escalating a conflict is paradoxically one way to end it. But this strategy can be flawed, particularly in a region like the Middle East.
Much like the frozen conflicts between India and Pakistan or North and South Korea, this will keep the entire world on edge.
With Trump trying to get out and Netanyahu determined not to give up in Lebanon, a path to peace is hard to find.
As Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan show, the US can’t win wars against insurgent tactics. So, Iran just has to survive longer than the US political...