#WhatNextForUSIranConflict
The most likely next phase in a US–Iran conflict scenario is a short window of escalatory signaling—through military posture, cyber/kinetic proxies, and limited strikes—followed by pressure for off-ramps via regional diplomacy aimed at preventing direct escalation between US and Iranian forces, because sustained direct escalation would raise the odds of wider regional retaliation and disrupt shipping and regional stability.
The most likely next phase in a US–Iran conflict scenario is a short window of escalatory signaling—through military posture, cyber/kinetic proxies, and limited strikes—followed by pressure for off-ramps via regional diplomacy aimed at preventing direct escalation between US and Iranian forces, because sustained direct escalation would raise the odds of wider regional retaliation and disrupt shipping and regional stability.