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Has the U.S. lost the war in Iran?

NPR | By Daniel Ofman,
Adrian Florido, Sarah Robbins
Published May 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM EDT

As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. will likely come out weaker than before the war.

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Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.
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