The officials have “encouraged him to articulate a plan to extract the US from the war and make the case that the military has largely achieved its objectives,” the sources said.
While many still support Washington and Tel Aviv’s war, others have expressed concerns to the president that continuing it could “erode political support,” the report adds.
Recent polls show that most US citizens oppose the campaign against Iran, which was launched without congressional approval and with no clear objectives or provocation.
“Some of Trump’s advisors watched with alarm as oil prices shot to over $100 a barrel. They have also fielded calls about the midterm elections from some nervous Republicans,” the WSJ sources added.
Global oil prices currently hover around $90 per barrel, down from $120 on Monday, following Trump's statement that he aims for a swift resolution to the war.
Nevertheless, the president’s comments on the war have been contradictory. “We could go further, and we’re going to go further,” he said on Monday, before telling US media hours later that “I think the war is very complete, pretty much.”
“We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough,” he told CBS, while adding that the war was a “short-term operation” to “get rid of some very evil people.”
Trump also said he was “nowhere near” a decision on whether or not to send ground troops to Iran. Tehran says it is “waiting” for ground troops and has prepared a “disaster” for them.
According to Al Jazeera, US envoy Steve Witkoff has attempted to open a backchannel with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to test Tehran’s willingness for a ceasefire. The report added that Tehran has refused.
“Trump does not want the American people to realize that all US military infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region has been destroyed,” said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Ali Mohammad Naeini.
“Nearly 10 advanced US radars have been destroyed across the region. Numerous expensive drones of yours (US) have been destroyed by Iran’s air defense. Our hands are open to escalate the war. Security for all or insecurity for all. It is we who will determine the end of the war,” he added.
The US military has burned through more than $10 billion of its annual budget since the start of the war in late February.
Moreover, Washington has admitted to the death of nine US soldiers, as its bases across the region get battered by non-stop drone and missile attacks.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth recently claimed Iran’s launch capabilities had significantly decreased. Despite this, successful missile attacks remain ongoing, including those launched in coordination with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
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