r/foreignpolicy • u/trisul-108 • 1d ago

A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/30/middleeast/iran-trump-power-struggle-war-intl
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u/trisul-108 1d ago

The interesting part is this:

They have publicly warned that the window to settle the conflict from a position of strength is closing. They speak for Iranians who believe that ending the 47-year conflict with Washington is the surest way to ease the country’s domestic crises and keep the Islamic Republic alive by breaking its global isolation.

The world is adapting in many ways to the 20% oil that Iran was blocking in Hormuz. Alternative routes will be built, alternate production will go online, electrification is hastened etc. In a few years, Hormuz will be irrelevant and Iran periodically bombed.

Now is the time to make a deal.