“Iranians want an agreement with Washington, but they think they can play for time. They can afford to hold a hard line. And they can read the US calendar: the midterms are a test of strength for Trump, and Iran will want to make it an expensive one. So I would expect a harder phase of the conflict in the months ahead rather than a settlement.”
Théo Nencini (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is quoted in the article “How could Iran’s proposed maritime zone shape US-Iran tensions?” on TRT World.
