John Mearsheimer: Trump Must Admit Defeat in Iran

From John Mearsheimer's new YouTube channel: In today’s video I’ll explain why I believe a US victory is not possible and why the longer Trump waits to cut a deal with Iran, the worse the outcome for the US. I’ll argue that Trump would have been wise to settle the war...

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Antiwar.com Relies on You!

Dear Antiwar.com Reader, The war with Iran has been one of the most difficult conflicts to follow in my role as the News Editor of Antiwar.com, a position I've held since 2020. Each day brings a new threat, or a new announcement of a deal, only for it all to unravel...

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John Mearsheimer On Propaganda

Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 July 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast. Amazingly, we hardly talked about Iran, despite the fact it looked at the time like President Trump was about to launch a massive attack against Iranian infrastructure, to...

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