US shifting to 'gradual pressure' strategy after ceasefire, analyst says

Iranian political analyst Mostafa Najafi said on Tuesday the United States moved away from what he described as a failed regime-change approach and is now pursuing a phase of “crisis management” through gradual and comprehensive pressure on Iran.

"Washington after the ceasefire adjusted its strategy toward Iran, combining military pressure, maritime containment and diplomacy in a fluid strategy rather than large-scale bombing or full war," he said.

Najafi said the United States was unlikely to make major concessions in any negotiations with Iran and would not significantly lift sanctions on a country it seeks to change.