July 10, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 10, 2026 · 3m

Good morning! Today is Friday, July 10th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. As U.S. and Iranian forces trade fire for a second straight night and strikes hit civilian infrastructure near Khamenei's funeral, President Trump declares last month's memorandum of understanding with Tehran "over.". Ted Snider argues Washington is deceiving itself about a "victory" in Iran, citing Mearsheimer's assessment that Tehran has "clearly won the war" and drawing an uncomfortable parallel to Ukraine. James P. Pinkerton zooms out to place the Iran War within the twenty-five-year…