Iranian leaders calculate that Iran is more willing to take casualties and absorb pain than the United States or Gulf countries, leading them to believe that if Iran retains the military capability to inflict pain and keep energy prices high, Iran is more likely to determine the end of a conflict than the United States.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Atlantic Council
  Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war

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• Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war www.atlanticcouncil.org Atlantic Council via serper

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• United States entity
• Gulf countries location
• Iran entity