After a lull in fighting, airstrikes between the US and Iran resumed on Wednesday, killing at least 20 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces. The conflict between the US and Iran has now entered its fifth month, with no clear conclusion in sight. Analysts have warned that the latest tensions are pushing the Middle East region into “uncharted territory”. Carter Sherman is joined by Julian Borger, the Guardian’s senior international correspondent, and Deepa Parent, a freelance journalist who reports on Iran, to answer the question: is this a forever war?
