{"id":37213,"date":"2026-07-21T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37213"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:12:04","slug":"iran-becoming-the-forever-war-trump-promised-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37213","title":{"rendered":"Iran becoming the \u2018forever war\u2019 Trump promised to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Iran-War-.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he promised to avoid another Middle Eastern \u201cforever war.\u201d After the costly experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan, that pledge resonated with an American public weary of prolonged military intervention. 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