Iran is preparing for a long war of attrition and insists on guarantees that the US and Israel will not resume strikes in the future, reports the Financial Times, citing Iranian sources. According to their sources, Iranian authorities view the conflict as an existential threat and are not prepared to end hostilities without strong security guarantees and sanctions relief. Iranian authorities believe that an agreement free of such conditions could lead to new attacks.
Sources say Tehran is opting for a strategy of protracted confrontation, seeking to increase the cost of possible future strikes to its adversaries. At the same time, the paper claims that the country is allowing the conflict to continue for too long.
The US has previously announced its readiness to stop hostilities, but experts emphasize that the end of the conflict will depend not only on Washington's position, but also on the conditions that Tehran insists on. The FT's sources also say that even if the intensity of hostilities is reduced, Iran may continue to pressure Israel and the region, including by threatening to block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
