In a detailed analysis published Tuesday, Dr. Doron Matza of the 301 platform assesses that the ongoing US-Iran confrontation is a protracted war of attrition that favors Iran. Matza argues that the US seeks to return to negotiations, while Iran is expanding the conflict regionally, causing economic effects, and politically complicating the Trump administration. He warns that the current escalation is a precursor to a longer campaign in which Iran will wear down the US before talks even address issues of concern to Israel. Matza advises Israel to stay on the sidelines and wait for a potential regime change in Iran.
In a new analysis published Tuesday, July 21, Dr. Doron Matza of the 301 system presents a pessimistic assessment of the US-Iran strategic dynamic, arguing that time is working in Iran's favor. Matza writes that the US has become entangled in an 'endless war' of attrition reminiscent of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon. He asserts that the US concept, despite Israeli expectations, is based on a return to negotiations and enforcement of the US interpretation of the dismantled framework agreement, and that the path to that goal runs through a project of attrition. Iran, by contrast, is living in its own attrition space, inflicting losses on the US, expanding the fighting to regional countries, creating economic effects, and politically complicating President Trump. Matza raises the question of which side will be the first to raise its hands and surrender, noting that both sides are not aiming for a full-scale war, and that the question of stamina is central. He concludes that the current events are a precursor to a long campaign in which Iran will wear down the US on the issue of the memorandum of understanding and the fate of the Strait of Hormuz before negotiations even reach the issues that concern Israel. Matza advises Israel to remain on the sidelines and wait for a potential regime change in Iran.
This analysis follows a series of assessments by Matza over the past month. In a July 10 analysis, he argued that the US-Iran 'arm-wrestling' had not changed the fundamental strategic picture but created an opportunity for Israel to renew ties with the Trump administration. On July 18, he assessed that the US seeks renewed negotiations with Iran, not regime change, and that Israeli participation in a limited US military campaign would be 'a blessing in vain' without a fundamental strategic change. In a June 22 analysis, he warned that Iran was winning the diplomatic war, driving a wedge between Israel and the US. Matza's analyses consistently present a view that the US is not committed to decisive action against Iran and that Israel must prepare for a long-term strategic contest.
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