R to @ForeignPolicy: (2/2) @AliVaez: The regime might be able to survive this war, but it would not be able to survive without economic reprieve and under a constant cycle of aggre

(2/2) @AliVaez: The regime might be able to survive this war, but it would not be able to survive without economic reprieve and under a constant cycle of aggression. That's why they want to be able to get a kind of deal that is sustainable. The second factor is, what the U.S.