Prolonging the war will make Iran the biggest loser

In politics, some leaders believe that time works in their favor. They assume that if a conflict drags on long enough, their enemies will weaken, alliances will shift and eventually they will emerge stronger. Iran appears to believe this about the current wave of conflicts across the Middle East. But this calculation may be dangerously wrong. Tehran seems convinced that prolonging instability — from Gaza to Syria and beyond — will strengthen its regional role and increase its leverage against rivals.

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