Iran knows it cannot win a war with US, reformist pundit says
Iranian reformist figure Sadegh Zibakalam said the Islamic Republic understands it would not prevail in a military confrontation with the United States, arguing that war would bring little beyond destruction of the country’s infrastructure and industry.
He said officials see a deal as preferable to conflict, warning that if nuclear negotiations fail, the alternative could be “very, very horrific,” adding that a war would not necessarily lead to the system’s collapse but could produce “something very terrible” for Iran.
