The USIsrael war with Iran will not end with a clear victor

"As the United States-Israel war against Iran enters its third week and continues to spill across the region, the question is no longer who will win but how this conflict might end. Each round of retaliation deepens a cycle that threatens to pull the wider Middle East into prolonged instability. Yet even the most entrenched wars eventually give way to negotiation."

"Gulf states understand better than most that this war is not in their interest. It is not a conflict of their choosing, and they have been careful not to become direct participants so far. Their response has largely been limited to condemning Iran's indiscriminate and reckless strikes targeting sovereign territory and endangering civilian populations, while focusing on defensive measures such as air defence operations."

"Gulf leaders know that a direct confrontation with Iran—a country of more than 90 million people with substantial military capabilities—could quickly spiral into a long and destructive regional war. The memory of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s still looms large across the region."

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has entered its third week with escalating retaliation cycles threatening regional stability. Rather than determining a winner, the focus must shift to ending the conflict through negotiation. Iran proposed forming a joint committee with regional states to investigate recent attacks and determine responsibility, though sincerity remains questionable. Gulf states, understanding the conflict's destructive potential, have maintained restraint and avoided direct participation, limiting responses to defensive measures and condemnation. These nations recognize that direct confrontation with Iran's 90 million population and substantial military capabilities could trigger prolonged regional war, recalling the devastating Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s.

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