Don’t be so afraid of negotiations. This is a tactical pause. By now you should have realized that Trump’s strategy is to erode and hollow out the regime from within, so that when the final kick comes from the Iranians themselves, there will be less resistance and less fallout. These pauses between strikes and this controlled pressure are extremely effective in accelerating that erosion. At the same time, they prevent the regime from going full suicidal. The internal cracks become visible, and most importantly, the regime is brutally humiliated in front of its own base. Since they’re losing ground, they’ve been flooding their supporters with empty words and illusions in recent months, selling them a fantasy of power. But when they’re finally forced to face reality and sit at the negotiating table to practically surrender, those delusions turn to dust. That’s when they lose the support of their own hardliners, and this collapse of credibility is very important. These periods of buying time are necessary to settle the fate of the Houthis (the regime’s last active proxy) and to put the final piece in place: Saudi Arabia cutting its support for the regime and joining the Abraham Accords. Saudi has been playing its usual games, but once that happens, everything will be set. Only then will Israel deliver the final blow (eliminating the remaining figures), leaving the regime so weakened that the Iranians can return to the streets and finish the revolution they started in January. You just have to be patient and strong. #JavidShah
