WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has signaled to his senior national security team in recent days that he might refrain from launching further military strikes against Iran, provided Washington faces no fresh provocations from Tehran or Yemen's Houthi movement, according to reports by Business Recorder citing sources familiar with the deliberations.
The conflict, which was launched in February in coordination with Israel, has lacked broad popularity among domestic voters and directly correlated with surging global fuel costs. The political fallout became starkly evident when US voters handed control of Congress to the Democrats during the midterm elections, amplifying domestic pressure on the administration.
Amid shifting strategies that have alternated between threats of severe escalation and winding down hostilities, current and former officials note that the president has not yet finalized a definitive long-term resolution for the unpopular military campaign. However, dispatches indicate Trump has expressed sympathy toward regional allies who formally requested avoidance of a full-scale regional war.
Elaborating on his recalibrated timeline during an interview with sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith, Trump remarked that while he could end the situation immediately, actions are proceeding through a more civil and protracted route at the behest of nations the US aims to protect.