March 2, 2026 | CNN News 18 U.S., Israel do not want a protracted conflict Home » Iran Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus Senior Fellow March 2, 2026 | CNN News 18 U.S., Israel do not want a protracted conflict Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus Senior Fellow #IsraelIranConflict | "Neither US nor Israel want or need or aspire a protracted conflict…": Former IDF spokesperson @jconricus"There is some concern within Israel that a lot of the Iranian missiles have been getting through…": @sanjaysuri88 reports #LIVE from #TelAviv… pic.twitter.com/JpZba2OUOs— News18 (@CNNnews18) March 2, 2026 Issues: Issues: Iran Israel Israel at War