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© France 24 10:44 US war on Iran: Using military force to achieve political outcomes rarely produces lasting stability Middle East Issued on: 11/03/2026 - 22:54
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in US politics and International Security at the University of Portsmouth. For Mr. Townley, the most striking feature of the current US operation against Iran is the gap between clear military action and ambiguous political strategy. The Pentagon has articulated core military objectives, which includes weakening the country’s military. What remains far less clear, however, is the political end game that these operations are meant to achieve.
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