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The newspaper's informants specified that the shift in strategy stems from worries among the president and his advisors regarding the exhaustion of Patriot missile interceptors and additional air defense resources in the Middle East.
Additionally, they worry about the possibility of the conflict zone widening, the worldwide economic crisis, the escalating energy crisis, the rising refugee numbers, and the adverse effects of assaults on the economies of vital US allies in the Persian Gulf.
CNN earlier reported that the US halted its nightly bombings of Iran on July 25, following 13 days of ongoing strikes.
Sources from NYT indicated that very few, if any, in Trump's close circle backed his strategy to intensify the conflict with Iran. A source indicated that escalating assaults was improbable to persuade Tehran to engage in negotiations. Moreover, as reported by the newspaper's sources, attacks on the Islamic Republic led to the contrary outcome – they encouraged Iranian solidarity and enabled the nation's leaders to concentrate on the external danger.
Tehran is stopping strikes against Persian Gulf nations following Washington's cessation of attacks on Iran. Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akrami-Nia stated that the strategy of the Islamic Republic is one of retaliation, whereas the strategy of the US is "unclear even to its own officials."
source: nytimes.com
Additionally, they worry about the possibility of the conflict zone widening, the worldwide economic crisis, the escalating energy crisis, the rising refugee numbers, and the adverse effects of assaults on the economies of vital US allies in the Persian Gulf.
CNN earlier reported that the US halted its nightly bombings of Iran on July 25, following 13 days of ongoing strikes.
Sources from NYT indicated that very few, if any, in Trump's close circle backed his strategy to intensify the conflict with Iran. A source indicated that escalating assaults was improbable to persuade Tehran to engage in negotiations. Moreover, as reported by the newspaper's sources, attacks on the Islamic Republic led to the contrary outcome – they encouraged Iranian solidarity and enabled the nation's leaders to concentrate on the external danger.
Tehran is stopping strikes against Persian Gulf nations following Washington's cessation of attacks on Iran. Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akrami-Nia stated that the strategy of the Islamic Republic is one of retaliation, whereas the strategy of the US is "unclear even to its own officials."
source: nytimes.com