SIGNAL BRIEF #002 - Eight Months In, the Force Is Cracking

Eight months after U.S.-Israeli strikes began, the conflict with Iran remains unresolved. The June memorandum did not produce a durable peace, and fighting resumed in July. By late September, the USS Theodore Roosevelt had departed San Diego and was expected to relieve another carrier in the Middle East. Renewed negotiations had still not resolved the conflict as of Reuters’ October 2 update. As of November 1, Qatari-mediated talks continued without a settlement, and the Secretary of State said no decision had been made on resuming strikes. A lull is not an end to the commitment—or the strain it places on the Force.