
Attacks on US warships in Strait test Trump’s desire to end Iran war
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.President Trump’s desire to end the Iran war is being put to the test after Tehran fired at American warships on Monday and violently disrupted a U.S. effort to revive shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. officials say Trump for days has toggled between two competing impulses: severely punishing Iran for failing to abandon its nuclear work, and avoiding a significant escalation that could draw the U.S.
deeper into a Middle East conflict. Trump wants to avoid a fresh bombing campaign, officials say, preferring a negotiated end to Tehran’s nuclear advancements and the weekslong war that has raised gas prices and hurt the global economy.Now, Trump has little choice but to make a decision between ordering a fresh round of airstrikes against Iran, or brushing off Tehran’s provocations and charging ahead with his diplomatic initiative.Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump suggested he planned to stick with the status quo for now.“I call it a mini war,” he told a room of small-business owners Monday at the White House. The conflict, he continued, is a “little detour, and it’s working very nicely.”The U.S.-Iran cease-fire creaked Monday after the U.S.
military was forced to fend off attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. After Iran fired cruise missiles and other projectiles at U.S. warships and commercial vessels, U.S.
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