Recent peace talks with Iran have stalled, and unless something fundamentally changes, they’re not going anywhere. In this video, I break down why negotiating with Iran is so difficult. It’s not just politics, economics, or sanctions. It comes down to who actually holds power, what they believe, and how that belief system shapes their strategy. A lot of people compare the Sunni–Shia divide to Catholics vs Protestants. That works at a surface level, but when you dig deeper, the differences are far more significant, especially when you look at the Twelver Shia ideology that dominates Iran’s leadership. If you believe that a period of chaos and global conflict is necessary to bring about a messianic figure… then your incentives look very different from a typical nation-state. And that changes everything about nuclear weapons, deterrence, and negotiations.

Source: Why Iran Thinks Nuclear War Brings Salvation