What can end the Iran war?

AS the Israel-US war on Iran was entering its second week, President Donald Trump demanded an “unconditional surrender” by the Persian Gulf Islamic Republic. But within hours, President Masoud Pezeshkian of the beleaguered nation retorted: they will take their dreams of Iranian people surrendering unconditionally to their grave. So what can influence the course of this war, including its end? Apart from claims by the Israel-US coalition of decimating Iran’s nuclear facilities and missile production and launch capabilities, besides decapitating its leadership and destroying its command and control systems, and equally defiant statements by Iran about its own military might,…