The Enmity Conspiracy, or How War with Iran Became ‘Inevitable’ -- Trita Parsi, The Diplomat
Trita Parsi argues that a running series of miscalculations, escalations, and assumptions are driving the West and Iran towards open conflict.
The U.S.-Iran conflict has acquired an air of inevitability.
The last ten years appear as a slow-motion prequel to a pre-destined outcome: War. While structural factors have helped push the two actors towards confrontation, there has never been anything inevitable about this conflict. Rather, a long series of miscalculated escalations have brought the two states to the current deadlock.
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My Comment: Trita Parsi's confidence in the Iranian regime to compromise and accommodate international demands on its nuclear program is an optimistic viewpoint .... and one that is not shared by most foreign observers and participants.
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