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Vali Nasr on how Israel is becoming a regional hegemon.

As the conflict between Israel and Iran heads into a fifth day, there’s no clear path to an endgame. Israel seems set to make the most of a moment where Iran is historically weak, and Tehran, even while weakened, is looking to show the region—and its own people—that it won’t let Israel’s attacks go unpunished.

“Iran wants an off-ramp and is reading the signals that Trump is sending very carefully,” said Vali Nasr, the author of Iran’s Grand Strategy, speaking on FP Live on Monday. “But the Iranians can’t go to the table with their tail between their legs. … They need to show that they’re still standing, that their nuclear program is still sufficiently strong to merit serious give-and-take with the United States, and that they have held their own enough with Israel to actually make the threat that they can unleash on Israel anytime if the United States doesn’t sign.”

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