8/20/2026
Political Picture

Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: ‘We seem to be on our back foot’

Filed by Deacon Rift
Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: ‘We seem to be on our back foot’
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that the Trump administration appears to be on its “back foot” strategically in the nearly six-month war with Iran, despite heavy damage inflicted on the nation by U.S. military strikes. “Tactically, we have imposed a lot of pain on them through our U.S. military strikes against their air…
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