Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds
- Iran is preparing a broader, more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said. Senior commanders are reviewing plans to expand potential targets to countries supporting US operations and possibly locations outside the Middle East.
- Tehran submitted a proposal via Qatari mediators last week to halt hostilities, but officials privately see success as unlikely. A US response delivered on Tuesday is under review, though Tehran insists nuclear talks must follow their seven conditions.
- Years of sanctions and a US blockade have cut off oil exports, creating economic hardship for ordinary Iranians. The government seeks the release of at least $12 billion in frozen funds and a waiver of oil sanctions.
- Amnesty International reports more than 6,000 arrests since hostilities began, as authorities fear domestic instability. A former official noted that facing unrest while under US pressure poses a serious challenge to the ruling establishment's legitimacy.
- Hamidreza Azizi, director of the Iran program at the International Crisis Group, said Tehran seems determined to escalate in hopes of reestablishing deterrence. Iran has instructed allied groups in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq to ready coordinated regional support.
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Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds
Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic push that Iranian officials privately see as unlikely to succeed.
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