Iran Does Not Want a Deal with the US and Prepares to Continue the War
At the same time, the government in Tehran has grown more confident in its ability to attack targets in the Middle East.
Iran is not ready to conclude a peace agreement with the United States and intends to continue the war in the coming months. At the same time, the government in Tehran has grown more confident in its ability to attack targets in the Middle East. This is evidenced by US intelligence data from recent weeks, writes The New York Times.
“In many ways, this assessment reflects the situation observed on the ground after the resumption of hostilities, which was preceded by a period of relative calm,” the journalists state. “In recent weeks, Iran has attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz and US forces in the region, while the US Armed Forces have launched strikes on Iranian territory, killing military personnel and civilians.”
According to sources familiar with the intelligence report, “the hardline Iranian government may be contemplating the possibility of a significant escalation.”
At the same time, today, six months after the start of a war that has alternately quieted and flared up again, Iran is much better aware of its military might and more confident in its capabilities than before, NYT sources believe.
According to former and current American officials with whom the authors spoke on this topic, reaching an agreement that would finally end the US and Israel's war against Iran will be difficult.
“Little suggests that Iran is ready to conclude any agreement with the US, being content with the exacerbation of US President Trump's political problems ahead of the US midterm elections,” the publication conveys the opinion of its interlocutors.
As for economic sanctions, which Trump hopes will force Tehran to make concessions on control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, in the short term, they will likely only lead to escalation, according to American officials familiar with the intelligence report.
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