The war on Iran will likely end in American retreat

Author: Jeffrey Sachs, Sybil FaresPublished on: May 9, 2026Country: Iran

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The war on Iran will likely end in American retreat

The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, is likely to end in an American retreat. The war plan, based on a decapitation strike, aimed to destabilize the Iranian regime but failed to produce a pliable government in Tehran. Unlike Venezuela, Iran has historical and geopolitical characteristics that render such an operation doomed to fail.

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