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Foreign Affairs The Iran War Is Lose-Lose A realist analysis of power and interests points to a mutually beneficial outcome. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images The conflict between the United States and Iran has laid bare a profound failure of political judgment and strategic adaptation in Washington and Tehran alike. Both sides locked themselves into rigid adversarial paradigms and prioritized short-term tactical military successes at the expense of long-term strategy. For the United States in particular, this failure is a symptom of a much larger, more dangerous disease—a stubborn adherence to a…Open
Video footage released of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launching aircraft and precision munitions against Iranian military targets, released July 15, 2026. Published July 16, 2026 U.S. Launches Second Wave of Strikes on Iran as Trump [...]
The crew of the vessel repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces. A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions into the ship's engine room.
Protests need urgent American military support–otherwise Trump’s ‘locked and loaded’ threat will ring hollow Americans and the other free nations are watching Iran and many are rooting for the Iranians who have risen up against the repressive regime that has ruled harshly since 1979 – and caused no end of trouble for the United States. But it’s going to take more than protests and American encouragement to bring down the Mullahs. Force is needed. America (and excepting the Israelis, any friends the US has who want to do more than hide in the corner) need to go after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other parts of the regime’s coercive infrastructure such as the Basij militia. Evin Prison, Iran’s…Open
CENTCOM said the latest operations occurred between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, resulting in the destruction of an ISIS communication site, critical logistics node and weapons storage facilities with 50 precision munitions.