Iran Believes It’s Winning—and Wants a Steep Price to End the War

Submission statement:

This revolves around the geo politics of Middle east and energy markets, both sides believe to be winning which makes the conflict last longer. This passage states the requirement from Iran to cease fire.

"Demands voiced by Iranian leaders in recent days as conditions for ending the war include massive reparations from the U.S. and its allies and the expulsion of American military forces from the region. They have also called for transforming the Strait of Hormuz—an international waterway where free navigation is guaranteed under international law—into an Iranian toll booth controlling one-third of the world’s shipborne crude oil."

If the region agrees to this terms this would be an unpredecent loss in strategic power for the US and western allies.