Ex-Pentagon chief: Iran war won't end any time soon
September 14, 2026
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The US may be winning some battles in its more than six-month war with Iran, but is it losing the bigger strategic war? On GZERO World, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells Ian Bremmer that the Trump administration appears to be on its “back foot” strategically, despite heavy damage inflicted on the Iranian navy, airforce, and industrial base. The mission has shifted from stopping Iran’s nuclear program to freedom of navigation in the. So what is the endgame?
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