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Analyst: the US faces a strategic ‘dead end’ in Iran

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English July 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM

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Washington has reached a strategic impasse with Iran, says a former analyst for the US Congress. He argues the US must either escalate its military campaign or accept that it can’t stop Iran from asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.

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