The longer the Iran-US standoff goes on, the more Iran gains the upper hand : Analysis

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Mostafa Khoshcheshm, Professor at the University of Applied Science and Technology, joins Al Jazeera’s live from Tehran, while Michael Stephens, Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI, joins from London. Khoshcheshm says Iran does not want war but believes Tehran is preparing for a possible larger-scale US attack, while Stephens says the US is building up its military options but remains unable to gain the upper hand. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Iran #USIran #StraitOfHormuz #IranWar #MiddleEast #Trump #Geopolitics #IranConflict #US #MiddleEastCrisis #AlJazeerEnglish

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