American scholars call for resolving the conflict with Iran through political means.

A renowned U.S. international relations scholar: The U.S. government has to seek a political solution to the conflict with Iran

Richard Haass, a commentator for the Financial Times and former chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote that due to the rising military and economic costs of war, the U.S. government has to seek a political solution to the conflict with Iran.

Haass said that the current war against Iran is a typical example of a "selective war." Unlike a "necessary war" fought to protect core national interests, the U.S.-Iran conflict could have been avoided through diplomatic means. At the same time, prolonged military action has yielded little results and cannot guarantee the overthrow of the Tehran regime.

Haass pointed out that the prolongation of the conflict will increase the risks faced by the United States, including casualties among U.S. military personnel, rising energy prices, and economic pressure. At the same time, this may weaken Washington's ability to deal with other challenges. To end the war, the United States and Iran must eventually return to the negotiation table on the issues that led to the conflict, including the scale of Iran's nuclear program, missile restrictions, and conditions for easing sanctions.

Haass believes that the U.S.-Iran conflict is not a "necessary war" concerning America's core survival interests, but rather a confrontation that could have been avoided through diplomacy, thereby questioning the legitimacy and necessity of the war.

Haass believes that this war is highly ineffective: it cannot achieve the goal of toppling the Iranian regime, nor can it achieve substantial results, and the continued investment is not worth it.

Haass emphasized that the United States faces multiple risks: prolonged conflicts bring casualties, inflation (rising energy prices), economic pressure, and even dilute the resources and energy the United States has available to deal with other global regions. He believes the only way out is to restart dialogue, focus on core issues such as the nuclear program, missile control, and easing sanctions, and end the conflict through political and diplomatic means.

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