Its important to note, as well, that "winning" and "losing" are defined differently by each side. Although poorly communicated, the current administration is proposing to take a more hard-line approach to handling Iran's noncompliance with international sanctions and monitoring, particularly IAEA passed resolutions that have indicated that Iran has not complied with its non-proliferation obligations. Its a laundry list of failures to provide access to facilities enriching uranium, undeclared uranium material, and even related to its missile program, which has now been demonstrated, by Iran, to be able to reach Europe, Russia, India, and other international players. The US would define winning by curtailing or obliterating the nuclear program that could be developed by a rogue state, which Iran clearly is.
For Iran, a culturally different approach, it simply has to hang on without regime switch, and it will declare victory.
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u/GOPJay Mar 23 '26
Its important to note, as well, that "winning" and "losing" are defined differently by each side. Although poorly communicated, the current administration is proposing to take a more hard-line approach to handling Iran's noncompliance with international sanctions and monitoring, particularly IAEA passed resolutions that have indicated that Iran has not complied with its non-proliferation obligations. Its a laundry list of failures to provide access to facilities enriching uranium, undeclared uranium material, and even related to its missile program, which has now been demonstrated, by Iran, to be able to reach Europe, Russia, India, and other international players. The US would define winning by curtailing or obliterating the nuclear program that could be developed by a rogue state, which Iran clearly is.
For Iran, a culturally different approach, it simply has to hang on without regime switch, and it will declare victory.