
The end of the Iran conflict does not seem imminent, according to an analysis by the British daily The Guardian. In its analysis, it is said that the Islamic Republic is resisting to show that it is ready to sacrifice everything, just to not give up power.
Peace seems a distant horizon in the US-Israeli conflict against Iran, as Tehran is using escalation as its main weapon. According to The Guardian, the Iranian regime is willing to sacrifice everything, including the economies of its Arab neighbors, just to keep power.
One of the main obstacles to a quick ceasefire is the huge economic damage that has been done so far. With oil prices at $125 a barrel and the destruction of billions of dollars in gas facilities in Qatar, the parties are finding it difficult to sit down for talks. They feel that a simple peace cannot cover these staggering losses, so they choose to fight harder to completely defeat their opponent.
The divisions between the plans of President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, who seeks a total victory over Tehran, make diplomacy almost impossible. Without a minimum of trust, the options remain bleak: either a long war until Iran capitulates, or a unilateral American withdrawal that would leave the region in total chaos, with no hope of peace.