{"id":373946,"date":"2026-08-28T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-six-month-failure-the-iran-war-explained-in-three-minutes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:00:05","slug":"a-six-month-failure-the-iran-war-explained-in-three-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-six-month-failure-the-iran-war-explained-in-three-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"A six-month failure? The Iran war explained in three minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QLyNmRAYwEQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"A six-month failure? The Iran war explained in three minutes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLyNmRAYwEQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been six months since the United States went to war with Iran. Donald Trump said it would be \u2018over quickly\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it has dragged on, with the military might of the US held at bay by a force a fraction of its size.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know in three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>For more, watch the full FourSight episode on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been six months since the United States went to war with Iran. Donald Trump said it would be \u2018over quickly\u2019. 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