Strike and Talk: The Tangled Web of US Iran Relations The latest salvo in the long standing conflict between the United States and Iran has been fired, as the US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid ongoing peace talks in Qatar.
On its face, this move appears to be a calculated gamble by Washington to assert its presence in the region while negotiating a détente with Tehran.
However, scratch beneath the surface, and it becomes clear that this is more than just a simplistic game of tit for tat between two nations.