{"id":1863,"date":"2026-07-14T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/14\/war-talks-repeat-how-to-break-the-cycle-between-us-and-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:55:09","slug":"war-talks-repeat-how-to-break-the-cycle-between-us-and-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media \" data-media-video-e5de5768-2ab2-421b-98c2-817a3a7a9eba data-show-hidden-video-player=\"E5DE5768-2AB2-421B-98C2-817A3A7A9EBA\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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REUTERS &#8211; Nathan Howard    <\/figcaption><div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                <button class=\"m-main-media-btn\" aria-label=\"War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?: Play the video\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"m-main-media-btn__picto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-circle-loader\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<time class=\"a-media-time\">19:34<\/time>                <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-hidden-video-player=\"E5DE5768-2AB2-421B-98C2-817A3A7A9EBA\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-14T18:27:17+00:00\">14\/07\/2026 &#8211; 20:27<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__video-duration\">\n<p>                            19:34 min\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__page-cta\">\n<div class=\"a-audio-player-btn a-audio-player-btn--skeleton a-audio-player-btn--cta\" data-root-audio-player-button data-short-lived-vue-app data-site-nav-close>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-audio-player-btn__label\">Play (19:22 min) <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                                        <span class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-audio\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-circle-loader\">\n<\/div>\n<p>                <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/tv-shows\/debate\/\" class=\"t-content__program m-program\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-program__label\">From the show<\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/18d565da-0f3c-11ee-a3bf-005056bfb2b6\/EN-the-debate.svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/18d565da-0f3c-11ee-a3bf-005056bfb2b6\/EN-the-debate.svg\" alt=\"The Debate\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img  a-img--svg\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__reading-time a-reading-time\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"t-content__reading-time__label\">Reading time<\/span><br \/>\n                        1 min<\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Who needs nuclear weapons when you\u2019ve got the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on Day One but the Islamic Republic&#8217;s since discovered it\u2019s got leverage beyond its wildest dream and betting that Donald Trump\u2019s threats of invasion are empty.                <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s leadership can even paint the US president as the bad guy when he threatens a 20-percent toll on commercial vessels passing through the Strait. That was Monday. He&#8217;s reversed himself since and then there&#8217;s the bewilderment of the rest of the planet. With missiles flying across the Gulf, as crude climbs to four-week highs&#8230; a broader question:\u00a0Why this cycle of war, talks, televised signing ceremonies and return to hostilities? Are we reduced to spectators in this pattern of performative drama? And how to break that cycle?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Produced by Fran\u00e7ois Picard, Andrew Hilliar, Juliette Laffont, Ilayda Habip, Juliette Brown.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/3a004830-e086-11ee-af8f-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Fran%C3%A7ois_Picard.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/3a004830-e086-11ee-af8f-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Fran%C3%A7ois_Picard.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/3a004830-e086-11ee-af8f-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Fran%C3%A7ois_Picard.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois 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