The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days – and years – ahead

Six scenarios that could extend from the short-term into the long-term.

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Scenarios

  1. A vanishing diplomatic off-ramp.
  2. The escalation option: A high-risk gamble.
  3. Strategic endurance: Absorb, survive, adapt.
  4. Asymmetric retaliation and a return to the shadows.
  5. Regime mutation.
  6. Toward a muted endgame?