Iran faces tough choice: Drink from the poisoned chalice or risk more strikes - analysis
Tehran often seemed to try to bluff its way forward, pretending it had lost nothing and was not much weaker in the world's eyes, while demanding "compensation" for the war.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attends a memorial ceremony in Tehran last week for military commanders and scientists killed in the war with Israel in June. Iran is down but not out, says the writer.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBUpdated: