Trump began looking for a scapegoat for the failure of the war with Iran The war with Iran, which lasted more than eight months and led to the increase in fuel prices in the US to record levels, cost Donald Trump and the Republicans dearly. They may lose in the mid-term congressional elections, before which the president promised not to renew military action against Iran. For the period after the elections, a plan was prepared for more massive attacks on Iran, which, as the Gulf countries fear, will lead to even greater destruction and destabilization in the region, Bloomberg and the Financial Times write. Meanwhile, Trump has begun questioning aides about the performance of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Cain, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two independent advisers close to the president told The Atlantic. Not wanting to take responsibility, Trump is looking for a scapegoat, and in his eyes there were people who promised that the war with Iran would be quick and successful, the publication notes. More details.