Iran calculations after US elections; between potential deal and military strike risk
According to Al Jazeera, Tehran is monitoring the implications of the US election results on Donald Trump administration options while hovering between awaiting an understanding with Washington and preparing for potential renewed confrontation. Special information indicates that the dispute over the return of inspectors to targeted Iranian nuclear facilities is a core deadlock to an agreement; while the US insists inspections must begin any deal, Tehran rejects this and insists any return of inspectors be part of a comprehensive agreement. Mediators are working to bridge gaps by synchronizing sanctions relief with inspections. Al Wefaq editor-in-chief Mokhtar Haddad states Iran is ready for both diplomacy and military confrontation, considering the military scenario more likely due to Washington lack of seriousness. Meanwhile, journalists union head Mashallah Shamsolvaezin believes Trump might seek a symbolic victory and a limited strike to compensate for electoral setbacks, raising questions about how Iran would respond.