# US and Iran have reached ‘edge of the abyss,’ expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/128177

- TASS, 2026-11-04 02:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212785

> Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said the United States and Iran had reached the “edge of the abyss.” He warned that renewed large-scale fighting could push oil to $200 a barrel and trigger a global depression, while Iran would respond in kind to US attacks on its infrastructure.

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