Analysts Scrutinize US Goals as Military Strikes Escalate Against Iran
The escalation came despite months of indirect talks between Washington and Tehran aimed at resolving disputes over Iran’s nuclear program. Reports indicate that several negotiation rounds, facilitated by Oman, took place before tensions intensified again.
Negar Mortazavi, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, noted that the pattern of combining diplomacy with military pressure has recurred in US-Iran relations.
“The Trump administration engaged in nuclear negotiations with Iran last year … and then, as the negotiations were getting a little more serious, the Israelis got the green light from Washington and attacked Iran in June,” Mortazavi told reports.
Later, the United States reportedly joined Israel in the June operation, which President Donald Trump claimed “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program. Trump also stated on Wednesday that if the US “didn't hit within two weeks” Tehran would have acquired a nuclear weapon.
The Trump administration has maintained that the strikes were necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capabilities and to weaken its military infrastructure.
Mortazavi said a similar dynamic appeared during the most recent round of nuclear discussions.
“This time, the Iranians were saying we have absolutely no trust in this process,” she said. “Iranian diplomats were saying we’re coming to negotiations with our finger on the trigger, assuming we’re going to get attacked again. And it happened.”
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