US-Iran war: is Trump falling into a Vietnam ‘quagmire’?

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The U.S.-Iran conflict has intensified after multiple ceasefires, with President Trump reinstating a naval blockade on Iranian ports and clashes continuing between U.S. forces and Tehran. Analysts warn that the prolonged conflict risks becoming a quagmire with significant political consequences for the U.S., reminiscent of the Vietnam War.

Five months and at least two ceasefires into the US-Israeli war on Iran, hostilities have intensified again, with US President Donald Trump reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports and American forces trading fresh strikes with Tehran. The renewed cycle is testing both Tehran’s resilience and Washington’s appetite for a prolonged conflict, prompting some analysts to draw uncomfortable parallels with the political tolls that past US presidents faced in drawn-out wars such as in Vietnam and...