Trump is looking for "scapegoats" in the American conflict with Iran, - The Atlantic cites sources as the publication notes, Trump's dissatisfaction with the protracted conflict is increasing against a backdrop of worsening Republican prospects in the midterm elections. The US president believes that the war with Iran is at least partly to blame for his political difficulties. Now, sources say, he is looking for a scapegoat, focusing on those who convinced him that the military campaign would be swift and decisive. According to The Atlantic, Trump has already asked his allies for assessments of the work of Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Cain. Both were key advisers to the president on the issue of the war with Iran and expressed early optimism about its prospects. Some close to Trump suggest that the war secretary presented the course of the war in too optimistic terms to please the president. "Hagasth has a knack for telling the president what he wants to hear," said one of Trump's outside advisers. According to current and former defense officials, the president has several options: order attacks that last from several hours to several weeks, maintain a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while continuing to threaten renewed hostilities, or abandon further escalation.

Trump is looking for "scapegoats" in the American conflict with Iran, - The Atlantic cites sources as the publication notes, Trump's dissatisfaction with the protracted conflict is increasing against a backdrop of worsening Republican prospects in the midterm elections. The US president believes that the war with Iran is at least partly to blame for his political difficulties. Now, sources say, he is looking for a scapegoat, focusing on those who convinced him that the military campaign would be swift and decisive. According to The Atlantic, Trump has already asked his allies for assessments of the work of Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Cain. Both were key advisers to the president on the issue of the war with Iran and expressed early optimism about its prospects. Some close to Trump suggest that the war secretary presented the course of the war in too optimistic terms to please the president. "Hagasth has a knack for telling the president what he wants to hear," said one of Trump's outside advisers. According to current and former defense officials, the president has several options: order attacks that last from several hours to several weeks, maintain a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while continuing to threaten renewed hostilities, or abandon further escalation.