Iran will no longer accept endless talks. It is creating deterrence on its own terms Submitted by Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 16:38 Weekend strikes highlight Tehran's shifting strategic calculus - and a refusal to remain bound by one-sided agreements Iranian pro-government demonstrators wave the flags of Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, in Tehran on 7 June 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) On As conflict flared up again this weekend between Israel and Iran , negotiations with the US have failed to produce any agreement. Neither side can afford another war, but the path towards a diplomatic settlement has been stymied by Washington’s demands for far-reaching concessions from Iran, without any offer of commensurate reciprocal measures, such as the release of even a portion of Iran’s frozen assets.