Trump grapples with cycle of violence, diplomacy and economic pressure as Iran war nears sixth month

Source: www.washingtontimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:33:51 GMT

President Trump predicted in March that his military "excursion" into Iran would last several weeks. Instead, he's been trapped in a doom loop of violence and negotiations for nearly half the year, hamstrung by an aversion to deploying U.S. ground troops and the tenacity of a regime that's been on a war footing for decades.

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