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

https://mins.news/en/video/50069

- France 24 English, 2026-09-08 16:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj7XTiaXj6o

> Barbara Slavin of the Simpson Center describes the war in the Persian Gulf as a mutually damaging stalemate, with neither Washington nor Tehran able to find a politically sustainable way out. She says there are no winners, while the conflict has made saving face as important a challenge as military strategy.

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