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Trump Is Stuck in an Iran War He Can Escalate Virtually Forever but Cannot End on the Terms He Set In the First Place

The conflict has cost the United States more than $37.5 billion, killed 18 service members and drawn bipartisan congressional resistance.

Seven months into the Iran conflict, the author argues Washington faces a war it can escalate indefinitely but cannot easily end on its stated terms. Every dial on the escalation toolkit has been turned — tankers, blockade, sanctions — while each side clings to a maximalist demand the other will never grant. The path analysts see runs through sequenced concessions, and none of it is close at hand.

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Real Clear Politics broke the news in Northbrook, United States on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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