Iran war: AI scenario projection for the next six months
AI analysis of scenarios for the Iran-US war in 2026: war of attrition, negotiation or regional escalation. Data and projections for the next six months.
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Iran War 2026: the four scenarios according to AI
On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, a campaign of 900 strikes in the first 12 hours against Iran, including the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. From that moment on, AI-based analyses have outlined four possible scenarios for the next six months, ranging from a contained war of attrition to a regional conflagration. According to most analyses, the most likely scenario is a prolonged air and naval war of attrition, with no clear winner, which would keep oil prices volatile and threaten the Strait of Hormuz.
Base scenario: contained war of attrition
The initial campaign has degraded Iran's military capabilities, but the regime shows no signs of collapse. Asymmetric attacks with drones and missiles will continue, and shipping routes in the Persian Gulf will remain a point of friction. Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq and Syria, and the Houthis in Yemen act as proxies, albeit battered ones. The war is expected to remain at a medium level of intensity, without escalating into a ground invasion.
A negotiated exit as the only real alternative
One strand of analysis holds that both sides will eventually end up in a negotiation forced by exhaustion. The condition would be limits on Iran's nuclear and missile programme in exchange for a partial lifting of sanctions. However, the maximalist positions of Trump (who changes his story daily) and of Iran's new leadership make any pogre difficult. China and Russia, meanwhile, watch and prepare to profit from the reconstruction.
Escalation risks and regime crisis
A less likely but possible scenario is a regional conflagration if more actors become directly involved, or an internal crisis in Iran if economic tensions and the loss of leadership trigger a civil war. The analyses agree that in the short term the regime will survive, albeit weakened.
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On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, a campaign of 900 strikes in the first 12 hours against Iran, including the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. From that moment on, AI-based analyses have outlined four possible scenarios for the next six months, ranging from a contained war of attrition to a regional conflagration. According to most analyses, the most likely scenario is a prolonged air and naval war of attrition, with no clear winner, which would keep oil prices volatile and threaten the Strait of Hormuz.
Base scenario: contained war of attrition
The initial campaign has degraded Iran's military capabilities, but the regime shows no signs of collapse. Asymmetric attacks with drones and missiles will continue, and shipping routes in the Persian Gulf will remain a point of friction. Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq and Syria, and the Houthis in Yemen act as proxies, albeit battered ones. The war is expected to remain at a medium level of intensity, without escalating into a ground invasion.
A negotiated exit as the only real alternative
One strand of analysis holds that both sides will eventually end up in a negotiation forced by exhaustion. The condition would be limits on Iran's nuclear and missile programme in exchange for a partial lifting of sanctions. However, the maximalist positions of Trump (who changes his story daily) and of Iran's new leadership make any pogre difficult. China and Russia, meanwhile, watch and prepare to profit from the reconstruction.
Escalation risks and regime crisis
A less likely but possible scenario is a regional conflagration if more actors become directly involved, or an internal crisis in Iran if economic tensions and the loss of leadership trigger a civil war. The analyses agree that in the short term the regime will survive, albeit weakened.
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