@pbsnews: What would the United States have to do to win a war with Iran? The answer depends on how you define "winning," according to The Atlantic’s Nancy Youssef. "One option would be to declare victory again," Youssef told moderator Jeffrey Goldberg on Friday. President Donald Trump's other options, Youssef said, include escalating the conflict, continuing economic sanctions or trying to return to the negotiating table. On Monday, Trump said the U.S. and Iran were in contact with each other and that newly renewed talks between the two sides were Iran's "last chance" to avoid escalating the war. Washington Week with The Atlantic is a partnership between @pbsnews, WETA-TV and @theatlantic, airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Tap the link in Washington Week's bio to watch this week’s episode. #Trump #news #Iran #Iranwar #Oil #straitofhormuz
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Monday 03 August 2026 20:35:00 GMT
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Gaz :
The deal under Obama was working without a war btw
2026-08-03 23:08:53
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abtreece :
winning would have been never starting the war!
2026-08-03 21:28:41
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Kenton :
It’s already over. We lost.
2026-08-04 00:58:17
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Gruntled af :
There is no way to win at this point
2026-08-04 10:49:54
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kalifamakoma0 :
killing innocent schoolgirl is that winning?
2026-08-03 22:54:55
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dave :
we won already. about 14 times since March
2026-08-04 11:07:11
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LBiZO :
USA sets three objectives
1. Regime change
2. Reducing ballistic missiles capabilities
3. Destroying 400kg enriched Uranium
However all objectives never met. That means USA lost the war. They failed to win the war based on those three objectives.
2026-08-04 09:24:42
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KaSijadu_KaJama :
Iran is not Venezuela they can't be bullied 🇮🇷💪🏾
2026-08-04 10:55:52
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Steveb1130 :
The only way Trump could win is a massive ground invasion that overthrows the existing government. That will also force thousands of US casualties. Short of that Iran is keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed.
2026-08-04 00:19:21
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djsiyen :
history is on the side or the persians
2026-08-04 07:17:28
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Farishtabahar :
Iran knows this game better than any. They have fought great worries throughout their history. Trump is making a fool out of himself day by day as time goes
2026-08-04 05:34:51
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Payam Kade :
Trump is acting out of weakness.
2026-08-04 03:20:53
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Millertyme0888 :
Plenty of folks totally fine with a country who chants "death to america" having nukes i guess
2026-08-04 01:01:59
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Chris.P.Bacon. :
Iran already won.
2026-08-04 00:28:23
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Nathan_Naidu :
United States should keep on dreaming for a win in iran 🤣🤣🤣
2026-08-04 10:12:34
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saibotsolrac :
The US lost war the day we bombed an elementary school. How could we expect a population to overthrow their govt after that. We lost on day 1.
2026-08-04 01:23:01
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ErrorDetected :
there is no winning this war Iran has already won. We’re out of interceptor missiles, and we don’t have the capability to infiltrate.
2026-08-03 20:37:07
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PixelGirlPrime :
War is good for business. No war, no blank checks.
2026-08-04 03:03:35
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Lovely :
Vietnam 🇻🇳 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Iraq 🇮🇶,And now Iran 🇮🇷 USA 🇺🇸 never learns😏
2026-08-04 00:22:09
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USJMS :
Step 1: acquire a time machine
2026-08-03 21:54:40
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bizzybozz :
Trump actually wants to use nukes.just waiting for a excuse
2026-08-03 23:34:52
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Bruce Blade :
this woman literally just said that America will lose the war no matter what the fuck they do💁🏿♂️😂🤣😭😅
2026-08-04 04:17:20
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Jannes :
Pay them new infrastructure and lift sanctions
2026-08-04 05:34:11
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Daniel Wang :
Let’s just formally surrender and apologize
2026-08-04 00:22:40
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Eric Vergato :
have obama negotiate
2026-08-03 23:14:23
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