The report comes as the conflict enters its sixth month despite repeated assurances from President Trump that a peace agreement was within reach.
The Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, has privately urged President Donald Trump's administration to develop an exit strategy from the ongoing war with Iran, warning that an air campaign alone is unlikely to achieve Washington's objectives, according to a CNN report citing multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
The report comes as the conflict enters its sixth month despite repeated assurances from President Trump that a peace agreement was within reach.
According to CNN, General Caine has held private discussions with senior administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stressing the limitations of relying solely on air strikes to force Tehran into accepting a deal that would permanently prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
"Caine is looking for an off-ramp," one source familiar with the conversations told CNN.
