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Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Assessing the damaged buildings following Russian strikes in Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, on Sunday.Credit…Roman Pilipey\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Lara Jakes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Jakes covers conflict and diplomacy, with a focus on weapons and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 26, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trench warfare and heavy artillery on Ukraine\u2019s battlefields in 2022 don\u2019t look much like the war by air and sea that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But similarities between the two conflicts soon became evident and remain so almost three months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both, the country with the more powerful military has been unable to vanquish its adversary. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia expected a quick victory when he launched his \u201cspecial military operation,\u201d more than four years ago. President Trump initially vowed that the \u201clittle excursion\u201d<\/a> against Iran, which started on Feb. 28, would last four to five weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor both Russia and for the United States, there\u2019s a lot of unmet expectations about their military operations,\u201d said Nicole Grajewski, an expert on Iran and Russia and a professor at Sciences Po, the elite social sciences university in Paris, attributing it to \u201cthe hubris on both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last several days, negotiations have produced progress toward an initial plan for peace between Iran and the United States, though with much uncertainty, given the renewed American strikes against Iran on Monday. Whether or not an agreement is reached, the war will have provided lessons, along with the conflict in Ukraine, on the evolution of modern warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n