Current sectionU.S. NewsThe appeal for fresh ideas came as President Donald Trump weighs expanding the military campaign despite internal warnings that air power has 'its limits.' CNN reported that officials fear conventional options are dwindling as the war enters a new phaseShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz06:03 PM • August 03 2026 IDTThe U.S. military is seeking "creative and unconventional" ways to pressure Iran, CNN reported Monday, with a senior Central Command officer asking analysts for new ideas as Washington weighs how to escalate a campaign that has yet to deliver a diplomatic breakthrough.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran nuclearDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Election PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSpider-Man's Real Superpower and Wham!'s Brush With the Chinese Communist PartyDefense Minister's Office Advocated for Pro-gov't Reservist's Return to IDF UnitIsrael's Supreme Court Looks the Other Way as Patients in Gaza SufferUnlike Israel's Latest Influencer, Charli XCX Would Have Recognized RabinWhat We Can Learn From France's Celebration of a Jewish Resistance HeroRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts