Eight weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Iran confrontation has settled into a dangerous equilibrium that is neither peace nor full-blown war. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow to keep diplomatic channels open, while Washington is simultaneously deploying a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East region, maintaining its naval blockade and keeping its military fully ready to resume strikes. Both a resumption of negotiations and a resumption of full hostilities are possible at this time.
Between Deal and War: The U.S.-Iran Standoff…
Eight weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Iran confrontation has settled into a dangerous equilibrium that is neither peace nor full-blown war. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow to keep diplomatic channels open, while Washington is simultaneously deploying a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East region, maintaining its naval blockade and keeping its military fully ready to resume strikes. Both a resumption of negotiations and a resumption of full hostilities are possible at this time.