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Sina Azodi, an assistant professor of Middle East politics at George Washington University, says that the war has made hardliners within Iran’s government more powerful than those who want to negotiate a deal with the US.“There are factions within Iran’s political system, including the Foreign Ministry – the chief nuclear negotiator himself, Ghalibaf – and some groups within the IRGC, who argue that Iran won the war, but it needs to settle down with the United States and reach an agreement,” he told Al Jazeera.He says, however, that another faction, the hardliners, argues that Iran should “use its win in the war and push for kicking the United States out of the region once and for all”.He adds that while Iran has always been “notorious” for being slow in decision-making and factional politics, the US-Israel war has “changed everything”.“I believe that those who are arguing for more conflict have more power and influence at the moment.”