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Analysis // Why Iran Thinks It Has an ‘Insurance Policy’ Against an Israeli or U.S. Strike
Israeli and American officials think Iran is trying to ‘wait out’ Trump's first term, and is banking on the wounded nuclear deal to shield it from a military strike until then
Amos Harel and Amir Tibon Aug 17, 2018 7:00 PM
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In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 6, 2018. Iranian Presidency Office / אי
According to that view, the regime in Tehran is currently trying to “wait out” President Donald Trump. The Iranians hope that Trump will turn out to be a one-term president, and their strategy until his departure from the White House is to clench their teeth, dig in their heels and wait. The most important component in this Iranian strategy, according to the sources who spoke with Haaretz, is to keep the Iran nuclear deal in place, even if the renewed American sanctions cancel out almost all of the financial benefits that Iran had gained from that agreement.
Read more: Why Iran thinks it has an ‘insurance policy’ against an Israeli or U.S. strike
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Analysis // Why Iran Thinks It Has an ‘Insurance Policy’ Against an Israeli or U.S. Strike
Israeli and American officials think Iran is trying to ‘wait out’ Trump's first term, and is banking on the wounded nuclear deal to shield it from a military strike until then
Amos Harel and Amir Tibon Aug 17, 2018 7:00 PM
4 comments
In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 6, 2018. Iranian Presidency Office / אי
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According to that view, the regime in Tehran is currently trying to “wait out” President Donald Trump. The Iranians hope that Trump will turn out to be a one-term president, and their strategy until his departure from the White House is to clench their teeth, dig in their heels and wait. The most important component in this Iranian strategy, according to the sources who spoke with Haaretz, is to keep the Iran nuclear deal in place, even if the renewed American sanctions cancel out almost all of the financial benefits that Iran had gained from that agreement.
Read more: Why Iran thinks it has an ‘insurance policy’ against an Israeli or U.S. strike