Byron York remains optimistic on US efforts in Iran despite continued conflict

Published September 2, 2026 12:06pm ET



Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York has expressed optimism about the Iran war over the past few days, despite previous reservations.

“I mean, the thing that was frustrating to me is, of course, about the war is that I thought that the goal of the war should always have been, and it was, to deny Iran a nuclear weapon,” York said on The Hugh Hewitt Show Tuesday.  

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