Both sides in this regard don’t want a return to full-scale war. They want to find another route instead. The problem is that they both have mutually, frankly contradictory aims.
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“Will the US and Iran war escalate?,” BBC, 14 July 2026 (quoting H.A. Hellyer), https://www.hahellyer.com/writing/will-the-us-and-iran-war-escalate/.
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(2026, July 14). Will the US and Iran war escalate?. BBC. https://www.hahellyer.com/writing/will-the-us-and-iran-war-escalate/
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