Inside the Iran War: Who Wants What?
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According to Omani mediators, Tehran had been willing to make significant concessions to demonstrate it was not seeking nuclear weapons. However, Iran drew clear red lines: it refused to discuss limiting its ballistic missile programme or its support for regional allies such as the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
For Washington, the best possible outcome would be the fall of the clerical regime led by the ayatollahs and the emergence of a democratic government in Iran. Yet there are no signs that such a scenario is imminent.
The situation became even more complicated after the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, following the era of Ali Khamenei. His leadership is widely expected to maintain a hard-line stance toward Washington.
Meanwhile, rising global oil prices and instability around the Strait of Hormuz are increasing pressure on the White House. Many Americans fear the country could be drawn into another prolonged Middle Eastern conflict.
For President Trump, ending the war without clear results could be politically costly if Iran’s government survives unchanged.
Iran’s Position
Tehran also wants the Iran war to end quickly but it refuses to do so by surrendering to Washington’s demands.
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