The US, Iran and their mediators engage in much posturing, but do not want the conflict to flare up again, according to Marco Vicenzino, the executive director of the Global Strategy Project.
“Deep down inside, what they do share is that no one wants a return to war,” Vicenzino told Al Jazeera. “Yet there is no trust, and that underscores and underlines the importance of third parties.”
“Maybe there won’t be a return to conflict but there will be a continued state of managed instability,” he added.