Is the Iran war at risk of becoming a quagmire?

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Sopko, who served as Special Inspector General for Afghanistan under Obama, Trump and Biden, about the back-and-forth around bringing the Iran war to an end.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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