War on Iran: Is escalation more likely than a deal?
- The Bottom LineFormer Iranian and US diplomats agree that the war on Iran is likely to get worse in the coming weeks.
- When US leaders insist that the war on Iran is about nuclear weapons and not about oil, Iran’s leaders don’t believe them, argues former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian.
- Mousavian and former US diplomat Alan Eyre – both of whom were involved in previous negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme – tell host Steve Clemons that the conflict is not heading to a peace deal or even a “permanent stalemate” any time soon.
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- The Bottom LineFormer Iranian and US diplomats agree that the war on Iran is likely to get worse in the coming weeks.
- When US leaders insist that the war on Iran is about nuclear weapons and not about oil, Iran’s leaders don’t believe them, argues former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian.
- Mousavian and former US diplomat Alan Eyre – both of whom were involved in previous negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme – tell host Steve Clemons that the conflict is not heading to a peace deal or even a “permanent stalemate” any time soon.
Sources: Al Jazeera