The Iranians know that the usual US endgame in a war of choice is to walk away from defeat, take the humiliation, and move on. The most likely outcome in the current confrontation, then, is that Iran will prevail, the oil price will fall, and the US private-equity interests that have profited from the war will go bust.
AUSTIN—More than nine weeks into the three-day war on Iran—recently declared “over” by the White House even as threats continue—it is not yet possible to disentangle rationales and pretexts. What was said in meetings, and by whom, even when a full accounting emerges, will not necessarily be dispositive, because some unstated reason may still underlie whatever argument was made.
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