NYT
Is Iran Shaping Up to Be a ‘Forever War’?
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, wrote a comparison of past military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq with current U.S. military operations involving Iran. The article examined whether the conflict with Iran has defined objectives or a specified endpoint. No additional details about specific military actions, dates, or policy decisions were provided in the source material.
