WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four weeks to five weeks. Six months later, there still is no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete.
A June memorandum of understanding was designed to pave the way to end the war but has fallen by the wayside. U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have diminished and the Republican administration has pivoted to pressuring Iran economically rather than conducting more strikes.
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"No negotiations are happening right now, and this will continue until the president feels that maybe they come to the table in a meaningful way," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday.
As the shape of the war has morphed over the past half year, so, too, have the goals.
