Inside Trump's Search for a Way Out of the Iran War
President Donald Trump is facing growing opposition to the Iran war, with rising gas prices, stock market declines, and mounting casualties. Trump is now searching for a way to end the conflict, seeking a decisive victory while minimizing further economic and political damage.
President Trump was briefed by his advisers on the unpopularity of the Iran war. Gas prices had surged and stock markets had tumbled. Thirteen American service members had been killed. Trump's aides warned him that the longer the war dragged on, the more it would threaten his public support and Republicans' prospects in November's midterm elections. Trump wants to wind down the campaign, wary of a protracted conflict. He is searching for a way to declare victory and halt the fighting. The President tried to thread the needle in a primetime address, trumpeting military triumphs while threatening to strike Iran hard.
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