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Iran Is Still Playing the Long Game
Jan 8, 2020 | 20:54 GMT
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Highlights
- Iran is caught between two imperatives that have proved difficult to balance: The need to continue its aggressive regional strategy to counter the United States and the need to eventually obtain sanctions relief from Washington.
- Iran had no choice but to overtly respond to the U.S. decision to kill Gen. Qassem Soleimani, but it is likely to now return to a strategy of calculated brinkmanship rather than outright attacks on U.S. forces.
- Iran will seek to undermine the U.S. relationship with Iraq, which could culminate with Washington withdrawing forces from the region.
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