According to The Wall Street Journal, US officials say President Donald Trump is prepared to wait out the diplomatic standoff with Iran, especially while gasoline prices remain at current levels. A White House official insists the US has achieved all military objectives against Iran. Trump's focus now is the free flow of world energy through the Strait of Hormuz; Washington will keep military options if Iran again attacks shipping. On the nuclear file, officials say Trump recently told senior aides that US forces destroyed three key Iranian nuclear facilities last year, and Iran may not restart nuclear work during his term. Trump has said at recent meetings that intelligence would detect any attempt to rebuild nuclear sites or produce a bomb in secret, and he sees the threat of more US strikes as a lasting deterrent. If the nuclear program is contained and the strait reopens, Trump is more likely to extend the ceasefire indefinitely. If Iran fully reopens the strait, he is expected to lift the US military blockade of Iranian ports.
US officials said President Donald Trump is patient and expects to outlast the current diplomatic standoff with Iran, particularly with gasoline prices holding at current levels. A White House official insisted that the US military has completed all of its objectives against Iran.
Trump's immediate priority is keeping world energy moving through the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran carries out further attacks on ships, the United States will keep military options available, the official said.
On the nuclear program, officials added that Trump has told senior aides privately in recent weeks that US forces destroyed three major Iranian nuclear facilities last year. Iran, in their assessment, will likely be unable to restart nuclear activity during Trump's term.
At recent meetings, Trump said US intelligence would catch any Iranian attempt to rebuild nuclear sites or build a nuclear weapon in secret. He believes the threat of more US strikes will act as a lasting deterrent.
Officials also said that if Washington can contain Iran's nuclear program and the strait returns to normal shipping, Trump would be more likely to extend the current ceasefire indefinitely. Should Iran reopen the strait fully, Trump is expected to lift the US military blockade of Iranian ports. The Wall Street Journal reported the officials' remarks.
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