# Ex-Pentagon chief expects US-Iran standoff to continue for another six months

https://mins.news/en/item/47641

- TASS, 2026-09-06 20:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183413

> Former Pentagon chief and CIA director Leon Panetta said the armed conflict between the United States and Iran could continue for another six months. He described the two sides as locked in a stalemate with few ways to end the war, warning that the Trump administration risks being drawn into a prolonged Middle East conflict that could become another failed war.

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