Trump’s unfinished Iran war: The danger of stopping without a real endgame

Published June 29, 2026 10:00am ET



The most dangerous wars are not always the longest ones. Sometimes the most dangerous wars are the ones that end halfway — with the enemy wounded, angry, humiliated, but still standing.

That is the risk of the unfinished war with Iran.

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