text: The whole situation is murky. Iran may wish the war and wish to lose it , why ? It moves them away from the stalemate over Nuclear Weapons programs by (i) the USA or joint force destroys it and (ii) the Iranian and the world knows it can not win - so no face lost , but at the same time the sanction reasons go away. Also it gives them 100 years of 'the GREAT SATAN' propaganda to focus their citizens on instead of internal unrest.