We don't talk much about Iran's goals in this war. Iranologist Vardan Voskanyan wrote about this.
"As surprising as it may seem at first glance, the main goal of the Iranians is not to stop the war at this very moment. Almost all high-ranking military and political figures of Iran, in one way or another, outline this main goal as not stopping this war at all costs, but conducting the war in such a way that will prevent a possible next war.
Accordingly, the Iranian strategy is aimed at achieving such a result when the USA and Israel will understand that war against Iran is pointless, useless and harmful. There is also another far-reaching derivative goal: to show the Arab countries of the region that the presence of US military bases does not protect these countries, but makes them a military target, so the creation of a future joint security system with regional forces will be more effective.
It is difficult to say how far Iran will achieve its main and secondary goals, but it is already evident that Iranians are doing their best in the specified directions, and sometimes even the impossible," he wrote.
