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A "Forever War" in Iran? Ali Vaez on Escalating War, U.S. "Diplomatic Malpractice"

2026-07-16 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Has the United States launched a forever war on Iran? As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran, killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days, political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially never-ending "cycles of violence" with its manipulations of the diplomatic process. The U.S.'s unilateral renunciation of the "memorandum of understanding" as a "pretext for another round of war" has further eroded trust between the countries, says Vaez. "There is really no military solution," he concludes. "The best solution is for both sides to agree to return to the MOU and to respect its terms." Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@nathanielhurley3960 2026-07-16

Hardest part of a 2 week military operation is the first 2 years of war.

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@yogi4lyfe 2026-07-16

Thank you!

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@EgonKristi 2026-07-16

America and Isreal specialize in targeting civilians. They do know that the ENTIRE world is watching them do so right?🤔

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@adinahaun6001 2026-07-16

Trump really got us into an outrageously expensive boondoggle. He needs to be removed from this office for us to survive.

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@joelharris4399 2026-07-16

Typical American provocation via aggressive militarism, the same way the US had provoked Japan on a war footing by waging a trade war and imposing catastrophic economic sanctions on Japan that culminated on the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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@grayisgood 2026-07-16

Iran's attacks are all responses to trump's attacks. Trump started it and is continuing it every time he attacks, and even by staying in the region. Iran can roll over and be fucked or fight back, that's the only options trump is giving them. All of his talk of deals is bullshit because he doesn't abide by what he agrees to. He won't even send real negotiators. He won't even shut the f*ck up with the lies, threats, and plans. If you're serious you're not announcing your plans to the public every day. He's not serious about a deal. And he's not serious about the strait being open. He is the one sabotaging it.

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@Chris-wz5yd 2026-07-16

The politicians who started this war must be sent to Iran to face murder trials, it's what the US does, and i hate double standards.

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@LarryGlennMorrow 2026-07-16

Good news, thanks.! ❤

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@Praylak 2026-07-16

Months ago I recall watching a video statement from Centcom where they admitted they were using AI targeting selection data, and the school attack was an error of misidentification. This contradicts the information here.

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@mmeis2389 2026-07-16

Iran is the Oil Oligarchs making profits, Ukraine is the Pentagons toy for massive wallstreet corruption. No one is watching this. Weapons production corruption is at its peak.

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