# US war on Iran: ‘Incompetent administration when it comes to negotiations and prosecuting war’

https://mins.news/en/item/50064

- France 24, 2026-09-08 16:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/us-war-on-iran-incompetent-administration-when-it-comes-to-negotiations-and-prosecuting-war

> Barbara Slavin of the Simpson Center describes the Persian Gulf war as a mutually damaging stalemate, with neither Washington nor Tehran able to find a politically sustainable exit. She says there are no winners: the US faces mounting economic and electoral costs, while Iran struggles with shortages, inflation, dissent and intensified repression.

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