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Political leverage, Iran can show the world it's trying to deescalate and make US look like the aggressor
Militarily, Iran knows that trump's ego won't back down and the US military might is greater than their's , So opening would prevent total warfare erupting
Even though it looks like the US is in a tricky spot, the Iranians are also eyeing up the fallout
It comes down to who blinks first
Iran doesn't need to make the US look like the aggressor, US is the aggressor, Rubio has admitted it already, and everyone knows it too.
Iran has been emphatic about that this war will only end on their terms. Do not forget the asymmetric nature of this war, and also, bombing alone does not win wars.
The US are indeed in a very tricky spot. They are depleting their very expensive stockpile, they cannot protect the countries hosting their bases, and Trump will suffer greatly from the oil prices.
I'm personally rooting for a US defeat, political and/or military.
There's your view and JS' view, I'm observing from a neutral way, in that egotistically Trump potentially maybe being blackmailed by you know who to go into Iran because certain files might contain something
And now he's gotta ante up because the world is watching 👀
Politically I'm a ballot spoiler, I always go to the ballot box but all politicians are compromised imo
why would Iran, who is fighting for its existence, reopen Hormuz, when keeping it closed is their most effective weapon against the US?