Panetta: Iran War to Last Another Six Months
Leon Panetta said the conflict lacks a clear exit and warned it could become another failed war if the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted.
- Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the US war with Iran is likely to last another six months and described it as a stalemate with few options to end the conflict.
- Panetta warned that internal tensions in the Pentagon are weakening US credibility and could lead to the war becoming a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
- Iran vowed to respond faster and more heavily to any attacks on its interests, signaling an escalation in the conflict.
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Iran War may drag on for another 6 months: Ex-US defence secretary Leon Panetta
Former US defence secretary Leon Panetta said he hopes the Pentagon and Trump’s administration learn from what happened with the extremely long deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln. He added that people should not be deployed endlessly in a war zone without making any plans for rotation.
‘No Way Out?’ Trump’s Iran War Trap Exposed By Ex-Defence Secy Panetta
Donald Trump’s Iran war could be heading into another six months of fighting, according to former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The warning comes as the conflict remains locked in a dangerous stalemate, with no clear path toward a final resolution. Panetta says Trump has been “boxed in” and faces three difficult choices: walk away and risk accusations of failure, continue the current tit-for-tat fighting, or dramatically escalate to reope…
Panetta called war with Iran another potential “failed war” for the US, like the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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