What Happened
US President Struggles To Impose Will On Iran And Gaza
President Trump is facing challenges in his efforts to declare success in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Gaza. Despite his desire to take a ’low-key’ approach to Iran, the country’s regime remains determined to impose pain on the US. Meanwhile, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has rejected Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, underscoring the limits of US power in the region. The situation is complicated by depleted US weapons stockpiles, high prices induced by the Iran war, and the approaching midterms, which are raising the political costs of the turmoil for Trump and Republicans. This development was reported by an unknown source.