What the latest flare-up between the U.S and Iran means
The U.S. and Iran are trading strikes while carefully avoiding all-out war, and both sides are hiding the damage they’ve suffered. The difference is Iran has more reason to end the stalemate, and less patience for Washington’s forever-war strategy.
The situation is complicated by how much economic pressure affects the civilian population. A specific condition is whether those sanctions impact daily life more than military actions.