What Is True Victory In The Iran Conflict?

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🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. military conducted retaliatory strikes against Iran after U.S. Central Command said Iranian forces “launched multiple missiles, drones and small boat” attacks against U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers. This happens just a day after President Trump said Iran is most likely to accept a deal to end the conflict within a week. Officials insist the war isn’t restarting and the ceasefire remains in place, but where will negotiations lead? FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). former Special Representative for Ukraine, who says with changing objectives and no guarantee of regime change, negotiations face many obstacles. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.8	Friday, May 8th, 2026. I'm Eben Brown. Iran could surrender. But what if that doesn't happen?
1:15.7	Will the U.S. stick it out until the Islamic Republic collapses? That is yet to be known.
1:21.8	The problem is that we have objectives that are beyond what is just a military task. We want things to be a certain way,
1:30.2	but we're not willing to expend the force and the commitment to get them, and we end up in a mess.
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