Why degradation hasn't produced victory

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to confront the central question looming over the war in Iran: Is the U.S. actually winning? Despite the on-brand, overconfident rhetoric from Trump and Pete Hegseth, Julia argues the answer is far murkier—pointing to a lack of international support, myriad strategic missteps, and a conflict with no clear endgame.

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