The Commander of the Quds Force at the Diplomacy and Resistance Conference

The humanitarian toll of this ongoing friction is already staggering, with over a thousand Iranians and dozens of Israelis killed in the 2025 clashes alone. Beyond the immediate casualties, the psychological impact on both populations is profound, creating a cycle of trauma and a demand for retribution. In Israel, the constant threat of long-range missile barrages has led to a permanent state of emergency, while in Iran, the strikes on scientists and commanders have created a sense of national humiliation. When the civilian populations of two powerful states are conditioned to view the other as an irreconcilable enemy, the political space for compromise vanishes, replaced by a momentum that leads almost inevitably toward the battlefield.