FT: Having gained the initiative, Iran is now seeking to reshape the conflict to its advantage, according to observers of the regime.  “They escalate with an end result in mind, which is to control American behaviour and force the US to recalculate its options,” said Vali Nasr, an expert on Iranian strategic thinking at Johns Hopkins University. “This will be a regional war and the US will not have the luxury of choosing its battlefields.”

FT: Having gained the initiative, Iran is now seeking to reshape the conflict to its advantage, according to observers of the regime.  “They escalate with an end result in mind, which is to control American behaviour and force the US to recalculate its options,” said Vali Nasr, an expert on Iranian strategic thinking at Johns Hopkins University. “This will be a regional war and the US will not have the luxury of choosing its battlefields.”

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