Originally Posted by
mahogany bob
Posts above all very gloomy !
Possible negotiating stance
we will stop bombing you IF you keep shipping lanes open
even the mad mullahs must like that ?
We are constantly being told that they are religious fanatics who would gladly sacrifice themselves and their entire population if it meant being able to drop a nuke on Israel. Now that they (possibly) have the power to inflict real cost on the West you expect them to act rationally? Keep in mind that you are negotiating with a man who's wife and both parents were killed a few days ago in an airstrike. Ask yourself how you would react in that situation?
Militarily most of the damage has been done, the ongoing costs will diminish (proportionally) and a popular uprising is much less likely due to the ongoing war. It is far from clear to me that a ceasefire agreement is even a rational choice for Iran at the moment.