WSJ: Trump's Advisers Urged Him To Find A Way Out Of The War Against Iran

A prolonged conflict will politically impact negatively.

A number of advisers to US President Donald Trump have urged him to seek an exit plan from the war against Iran. This all comes amid rising oil prices and fears that the protracted conflict will have a negative impact politically.

According to The Wall Street Journal.

In a speech to reporters Monday, Trump characterized the military mission as having largely achieved its goals. He did not give a clear timeline for ending the war against Iran, but said the mission would end "very soon."

Some Trump administration officials have told him that as long as Tehran continues to attack countries in the region - and Israel still wants to strike Iranian targets - the U.S. is unlikely to get out of the war easily.

Also, one source says Trump will not stop fighting until he can claim a convincing victory, especially when the U.S. has a military advantage.

A number of other people familiar with Trump's way of thinking said he has at times been surprised that Tehran has not surrendered despite the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli operation.

Why Trump is being urged to end the war

WSJ notes that Trump has made various contradictory statements about the war in recent days.

For example, last week he said he was seeking Iran's "unconditional surrender" and also refused to rule out sending ground troops to Iran. At the same time, he said in an interview with the NYT that he was far from issuing such an order.

On Monday, Trump spoke of a possible imminent end to the war, but added that the U.S. could go further, emphasizing that "we will go further."

In addition, the president has publicly hinted and told aides in private conversations that he would support the assassination of the younger Khamenei (Iran's new supreme leader) if he proved unwilling to insert U.S. demands.

All of these comments by Trump came amid a sharp rise and then fall in oil prices, adding to already existing concerns among Trump's allies about the economic costs and political fallout from the war.

Sources say, meanwhile, that in recent days some of Trump's advisers have urged him to formulate a plan to withdraw the U.S. from the war and prove that the military has largely achieved its goals.

And while many of the president's conservative constituency still support the initial operation, some advisers have privately expressed concerns that a longer war could undermine that support.

Sources say Trump has been briefed on the results of some polls on the war that show a majority of Americans oppose the war.

The WSJ has also learned that Trump's team has concluded in recent days that a more aggressive communications plan is needed to persuade about the war They have also received calls from a number of Republicans who were concerned about this amid the midterm congressional elections.

The operation may be coming to an end

Remember that night, US President Donald Trump said the US and Israeli operation against Iran was a "short-term action." According to him, victory has already been achieved in many ways.

"We've already won a victory in many ways, but it's not enough for us. We are moving forward, determined as never before to achieve a final victory that will end this long-standing danger once and for all," he stressed.

By the way, to stabilize the market after the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the US has allowed at least India to temporarily buy Russian oil. Over the weekend, Washington said the sanctions policy against Russia has not changed, but there could still be further easing on oil.

Overnight, Trump actually confirmed that he may lift some of the sanctions on Russia permanently. He said the U.S. is now easing sanctions against some countries that may not have to be re-imposed.

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