# Realism

Washington’s Persian Quagmire: Why Experts Call the Iran Conflict America’s Ultimate Strategic Blunder

Leading international relations experts, including John Mearsheimer and Ivo Daalder, have labeled the U.S. military intervention in Iran as the most significant strategic failure in American history. They argue that a lack of clear political goals and domestic lobbying have led to a conflict far more damaging than the 2003 Iraq War.